Stallings-Carpenter House
Why it's listed
Built about 1850, this two-story, three-bay double-pile Greek Revival farmhouse stands on roughly ten acres at the end of a rural road near Clayton in Johnston County. It has weatherboard walls, a low hipped roof and brick end chimneys, with a reconstructed two-story front porch and a center hall flanked by four rooms with simple corner fireplaces and identical Greek Revival trim. It is believed to have been built by James B. Stallings, who bought 426 acres in 1850 from the Mordecai family. Stallings grew his holdings to nearly 1,200 acres by 1860 and farmed the land until the end of the century. He was a Confederate soldier, and the town of Stallings Station, now Clayton, was named for him in 1869. The house is listed for its association with Stallings and for its well-preserved plan and detailing, which represent substantial antebellum piedmont farmhouses of the period.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the house is a substantial example of antebellum housing in the North Carolina piedmont, representative of a farmhouse type once common among farms of some substance. Its symmetrical plan and simple Greek Revival detailing are described as well preserved, and it is associated with James B. Stallings, for whom Stallings Station (present-day Clayton) was named.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 83001894, listed March 28, 1983. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | SR 1713, Clayton |
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| County | Johnston County |
| Listed | March 28, 1983 |
| Reference number | 83001894 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1800-1899 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Agriculture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Vacant for about seven years before 1974; restored by later owners to its antebellum appearance |
| Acreage | 9.2 |
| Coordinates | 35.69065, -78.45735 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 83001894.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7597313
- This listing as JSON
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