Midway Plantation House and Outbuildings
Also known as: Midway
Why it's listed
Built around 1848 by Charles Lewis Hinton, the Midway house is a two-story, single-pile, hip-roofed Greek Revival dwelling in eastern Wake County. Its single-story front porch has a flat roof carried on four Doric columns, which also forms a balcony off the second-story hall. The interior follows a typical Greek Revival plan with a wide center hall, and its woodwork draws on published pattern-book designs. The complex includes a kitchen, a smokehouse, a one-room schoolhouse and a small dollhouse, several of which predate the main house. The outbuildings date from the early to mid-nineteenth century, and some have Greek Revival details while others are plainer. The property is significant for its architecture, which the nomination describes as a restrained and unusually pure expression of the style for the county's planter class. The house and outbuildings were moved in 2005 and rebuilt to match their earlier arrangement.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the house is one of the most pure examples of Greek Revival residential style surviving in Wake County, with molding derived from Asher Benjamin's 1830 pattern book. The outbuildings are described as excellent examples of plantation support structures, some with Greek Revival details. The complex was moved in 2005, and the nomination argues it meets the registration requirements for moved properties because it retains architectural 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 07000543, listed June 15, 2007. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 1625 Old Crews Rd., Knightdale |
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| County | Wake County |
| Listed | June 15, 2007 |
| Reference number | 07000543 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | ca. 1820 - ca. 1880 |
| Architectural style | MID-19TH CENTURY/Greek Revival |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Moved in August 2005 from its original location about two miles southwest to a new ten-acre parcel; the house and surviving outbuildings were restored and additions removed. |
| Acreage | 10 |
| Coordinates | 35.82588, -78.49418 (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 07000543.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q17081181
- This listing as JSON
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