Page, Williamson, House
Approximate location: the National Park Service places this pin arbitrarily within the property, not at a surveyed point (stated accuracy ±12 m).
Why it's listed
Set on a three-acre parcel at the end of South Page Street in Morrisville, this house began around 1830 as a small hall-and-parlor dwelling. Around 1876 it was raised to two stories and became a side-gabled I-house with a central hall, a transverse stair hall, and a two-story rear ell that may predate the remodeling. Its walls are plain weatherboard with half-round corner boards, six-over-six windows, and double-shouldered brick chimneys, but the one-story hipped porch is far more decorative, with jigsawn spandrels, serpentine scrolls and a flat sawn balustrade. Interior mantels are late Greek Revival in style. The house was listed for its architecture because it is the most intact example in Morrisville of elaborate, locally made millwork applied to a vernacular farmhouse. Family tradition links it to Williamson Page, a prosperous farmer, and to the Civil War period. Several 1960s and 1970s outbuildings stand nearby.
Significance in brief: The nomination finds the house architecturally significant to Wake County under Criterion C. It is the most intact of a small group of Morrisville houses with elaborate, locally produced millwork, most notably on its jigsawn front porch. The period of significance is ca. 1876, when the house reached its current appearance.
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 12000218, listed April 16, 2012. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 116 S. Page St., Morrisville |
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| County | Wake County |
| Listed | April 16, 2012 |
| Reference number | 12000218 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | ca. 1876 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Listed in current functions as single dwelling and secondary structure, with a 'VACANT/not in use' entry also recorded. |
| Acreage | 3 |
| Coordinates | 35.82333, -78.82477 (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 12000218.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q24436303
- This listing as JSON
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