Mason-Hardee-Capel House
Why it's listed
Set among farm fields in rural Northampton County, this one-story-with-attic frame house was built around 1775 as a two-room hall-parlor dwelling with a steep gable roof and two massive brick end chimneys laid in Flemish bond. Around 1840 a formerly detached kitchen was attached to one end, a porch bay was enclosed as a bedroom, and the house was reoriented so the north side became the front. The porch was fully enclosed in 1928. Inside, heart pine floors, flush board wainscot, arched fireboxes, hand-planed beaded beams and six-panel doors with H-L hinges reflect simple vernacular Georgian work. The property passed from Daniel Mason to William H. Hardee in 1813, then to Thomas Capel in 1862, and has stayed with descendants of the Hardee and Capel families. After decades of vacancy, a restoration began in 2003. The house is valued as a rare surviving eighteenth-century hall-parlor dwelling in the county.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues under Criterion C that it is a significant example of the hall-parlor dwelling type common in northeastern North Carolina in the late eighteenth century. Its mortise-and-tenon framing, Flemish bond chimneys and simple Georgian interior details illustrate regional construction. It is described as one of only a few surviving eighteenth-century dwellings in the county.
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 04001587, listed February 2, 2005. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | NC 1308, 0.8 mi. W of NC 1307, Garysburg |
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| County | Northampton County |
| Listed | February 2, 2005 |
| Reference number | 04001587 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | ca. 1775; ca. 1840 |
| Architect / builder | unknown |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Vacant for about half a century and deteriorated; a restoration began in 2003, including new porches, windows, weatherboards, roof and a bedroom wing. |
| Acreage | 1.8 |
| Coordinates | 36.45624, -77.50794 (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.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 04001587.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q19986976
- This listing as JSON
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