Cox-Ange House
Why it's listed
Built around 1900-1904 in the northeast part of Winterville, this two-story, L-shaped frame house sits on a long, narrow town lot that still holds a barn, garage, wash house and the remains of a family's gardens. The house has a wraparound porch, a sleeping porch, and an ell containing the kitchen and dining room, reached by a separate corridor. A fireplace with a masonry shelf was used to keep plants warm in winter. The Ange family bought the property in 1905 and ran it as an in-town farm, with a cow, poultry, an orchard, vegetable and flower beds, and ornamental gardens including a concrete water garden. The nomination values the property because the house, outbuildings and landscape survive together, showing how town lots were used for food and daily work in the early twentieth century. It is now a museum, owned by a local historical society.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the house is a well-preserved example of early twentieth-century vernacular architecture (Criterion C), with unusual details such as a sleeping porch and a fireplace warming shelf for plants. It also illustrates small in-town farm life in eastern North Carolina (Criterion A, social history), since the outbuildings and landscape survive intact. A county architectural survey author is cited as saying no other in-town farm there retains this integrity.
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 00001181, listed October 6, 2000. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 113 N. Church St., Winterville |
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| County | Pitt County |
| Listed | October 6, 2000 |
| Reference number | 00001181 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1904-1949 |
| Architectural style | Other: Vernacular Queen Anne |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Social History |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Current function is listed as a museum, with storage use in a secondary structure. The property is owned by a local historical and arts society. |
| Acreage | 0.7 |
| Coordinates | 35.52869, -77.40076 (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 00001181.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q19601551
- This listing as JSON
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