NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 10024-0018 (Oct. 1990) nO'M~II'+Iflf\\,Clnt of the Interior National Park Service This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (National Register Bulletin 16A). Complete each item by marking "x" in the appropriate box or by entering the information requested. If an item does not apply to the property being documented, enter liN/A" for "not applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. Place additional entries and narrative items on continuation sheets (NPS Form 10-900a). Use a typewriter, word processor, or computer, to complete all items. historic name _____________________________________Sunny Side Inn _ other names/site number __S_u_n_n_y_S_i_d_e_O....:..y_s_t_e_r_B_a_r ____________________ _ street & number~_1_1_0_2~W_a_s_h_in_g_t_o_n~S_t_r_e_e_t~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~N/~ not fur pu~~ation Williamston N/A city or town _~~~~~~~~~ __~_~_~_~_~ _____~ ___ 0 vicinity state North Carolina code ~ county _M_a_r_t_l_'n______ code ~ zip code 27892 As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this !Xl nomination o request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property rn meets 0 does not meet the National Register criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant o nationally 0 statewide IXIlocally. (0 See continuation sheet for additional comments.) . SHfJo Date State of Federal agency and bureau In my opinion, the property 0 meets 0 does not meet the National Register criteria. (0 See continuation sheet for additional comments.) Signature of certifying oHicialmtle Date State or Federal agency and bureau I hereby certify that the property is: Signature ot the Keeper Date ot o entered in ihe National Register. o See continuation sheet. o determined eligible for the National Register o See continuation sheet. o determined not eligible tor the National Register. o removed from the National Register. o other, (explain:) ______ Martin County. NC County and State Cate<lorv of u",,,,"'''',Ii''TH Number of (Check as many boxes as apply) count.) :KJ private ex building(s) Contributing Noncontributing o public-local o district __________________1 1 buildings o public-State o site o public-Federal o structure _________________ sites o object __________________ structures ____---,. ___________ objects __1_______ 1 ______ Total Name of related multiple property listing Number of contributing resources previously listed (Enter liN/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing.) in the National Register N/A o Historic Functions Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions) COMMERCE/ restaJJrant COMMERCE/ restaurant Architectural Classification Materials (Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions) Late 19th & Early 20th Century American: foundation _c_o_n_c_r_e_t_e____________ _ Craftsman walls ___w_e_a_t_h_e_r_h_o_a_r_d __________ _ 'roof ____t_l_· n _______________ _ other ______a_s_p_h_a_l_t _________________ _ Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) Martin County, NC county and State AlPlDlicalOle National Criteria "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property National Register listing.) Social History f] A Property is associated with events that have made Architecture a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. o B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. o C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack Period of Significance individual distinction. 1929-1945 o 0 Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. Criteria Considerations Significant Oates (Mark "x" in all the boxes that appfy.) 1929 Property is: 1931 o A owned by a religious institution or used for 1945 religious purposes. Significant Person o B removed from its original location. (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) DCa birthplace or grave. Cultural Affiliation o 0 a cemetery. N/A o E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. o F a commemorative property. o G less than 50 'years of age or achieved significance ArchitecUBuilder within the past 50 years. Unknown Narrative Statement of Significance (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) Bibilography (Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets.) Previous documentation on file (NPS): Primary location of additional data: o preliminary determination of individual listing (36 o State Historic Preservation Office CFR 67) has been requested o Other State agency o previously listed in the National Register o Federal agency o previously determined eligible by the National o Local government Register o University o designated a National Historic Landmark o Other o recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey Name of repository: #_--------- o recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # _________ UTM References (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet.) W 1 31 11 ~ 9 -8 q 1 J Q6 18 12 I 0 I 0 1 3 W I I I I I I· Zone . Easting Northing Zone Easting Northing 2W II I 1'---.J1'---.J1'---"---.J----'---'---' 4 W I I I I I o See continuation sheet' Verbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries of the property on a continuation sheet.) Boundary Justification (Explain why the boundaries were selected on a continuation sheet.) name/title Penne Smith I Consultant organization ________________________ date _~A"-=u~gu........,.s~t--""'3..... ]~p---!.1......!9......!9:.....5~ ___ street & number 415 Evans Street Mall, Suite 1 teleph<?ne.919-758-1446 city or town __--=G:...:;r:....;:e:....;:e:..;:.n::....;v-=i=l=l::....:e"---___________ state _-"N~C"---___ zip code -=-.2.L-7 8~5~8~ ___ Continuation Sheets Maps A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location. A Sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or nUrT!erous resources. Photographs Representative black an-if white photographs of the pro'perty. Additional items (Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items) name ____________________________________________________________________________________ street & number ____________________ telephone ____________ city or town ______________________ state _______ zip code _______ Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic Places to nominate properties tor listing or determine eligibility for listing, to list properties, and to amend existing listings. Response to this request is required to obtain a benefit in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). Estimated Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 18.1 hours per response including time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of this form to the Chief, Administrative Services Division, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127; and the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reductions Projects (1024-0018), Washington, DC 20503. Section number _-'--_ Page --'-__ Sunny S ide ~nn Martin County, North Carolina The Sunny Side' Oyster Bar, 'historically known as the Sunny Side Inn, ,is a double front-gable frame building in the Craftsman style on the east side of Williamston's Washington Street, near the Highway 13-64 intersection, in Martin County_ Located at the edge of Williamston's commercial district near the Skewarke.y. Primitive Baptist Church, the Sunny Side Oyster Bar has achieved a .unique landmark status as a well-preserved and very rare example of an early to mid-twentieth-century eastern North Carolina'oyster bar. The building, in its sixty­ six years of existence, has evolved in multi-functional units. It began as Theodore Roberson's frame, one-story, gable-front Sanitary S~rvice Market in 1929. Then, in the winter bf'1930- 1931, Roberson. extended his Sanitary Service Market on its south side with a front gable room and opened a small cafe, the Sunny Side Inn, there. Between 1935 and 1940, Theodore Roberson and his two sons, Charles Tilghman (C. T.) and George had a rear extension built onto the Sunny Side Inn, which they used as an oyster bar. The Sanitary Service Market apparently was closed with Theodore Roberson's death in 1940, and the space was --incorporated into the Sunny Side Inn. Since November 1945, the building has been known as the Sunny Side Oyster Bar instead of the Sunny Side I nIl " and_.will be referred to as such to minimize confusion. The setting of the Sunny Side Oyster Bar, originally outside the town limits, has since become