Williams Jr., Solomon and Kate, House
Also known as: The Anchorage
Why it's listed
Set in the rolling farmland of southern Warren County, this one-story frame house near Inez was built about 1880 for Solomon and Kate Williams Jr., members of a family that owned thousands of acres in the area. It has a low hip roof, a nearly square plan, a sawnwork porch, a double-leaf front door and nine-over-nine windows. Inside, a central passage with louvered doors allowed ventilation while keeping the rear private. Original plaster, plank floors and three ca. 1880 mantels survive, and two rooms hold woodwork brought in about 1940 from nearby Shady Grove. A rear addition replaced earlier 1940 additions in 2000-2001. The property includes a ca. 1880 kitchen and smoke house, plus a barn, privy and chicken coop from about 1920-1940. It was listed for architecture as a modest, late example of classically influenced vernacular building, smaller than the area's antebellum plantation houses but sharing many of their features.
Significance in brief: The house is significant under Criterion C for architecture as a representative classically-influenced vernacular dwelling built by middling farmers in eastern North Carolina in the late nineteenth century. Its hip roof, square plan, sawnwork porch and late Greek Revival details show how mid-century styles persisted in rural areas. The ca. 1880 kitchen and smoke house have similar details and retain excellent 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 03000968, listed September 25, 2003. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | Jct. of NC 58 and NC 1626, Inez |
|---|---|
| County | Warren County |
| Listed | September 25, 2003 |
| Reference number | 03000968 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | ca. 1880 |
| Architect / builder | unknown |
| Architectural style | Other: hip-roof square plan house |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still used as a single dwelling with secondary structures; a rear addition was built in 2000-2001, and the chicken coop and privy are in poor condition. |
| Acreage | 3.6 |
| Coordinates | 36.27473, -78.09438 (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 03000968.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q24436310
- This listing as JSON
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