NORTH CAROLINA STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE Office of Archives and History Department of Cultural Resources NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Bracebridge Hall Additional Documentation and Boundary Increase Macclesfield vicinity, Edgecombe County, ED1172, Listed 12/16/2005 Nomination by Davyd Foard Hood Photographs by Davyd Foard Hood, January 2005 See photo at the end of the nomination NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM 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 any item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/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. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Name of property________________________________________________________________________________ historic name _Bracebridge Hall: Additional Documentation and Boundary Increase ______________________________ other names/site number ________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Location_______________________________________________________________________________________ 7714 Colonial Road, both sides of Colonial Road (SR 1601) street & number _ at junction with Carr Farm Road (SR 1611)____________________ not for publication _N/A__ city or town ___Macclesfield___________________________________________________________ vicinity _X_ state __North Carolina____________ code _NC_ county __Edgecombe ______ code _065_ zip code _27852__ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. State/Federal Agency Certification_________________________________________________________________ As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1986, as amended, I hereby certify that this _X___ nomination ____ 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 __X__ meets ____ does not meet the National Register Criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant ___ nationally _X___ statewide _ _ locally. ( ___ See continuation sheet for additional comments.) ________________________________________________ _______________________ Signature of certifying official Date _North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources _______________________________________________________ State or Federal agency and bureau In my opinion, the property ____ meets ____ does not meet the National Register criteria. ( ___ See continuation sheet for additional comments.) ________________________________________________ _______________________ Signature of commenting or other official Date ________________________________________________________________________ State or Federal agency and bureau _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. National Park Service Certification_________________________________________________________________ I, hereby certify that this property is: Signature of the Keeper Date of Action ____ entered in the National Register ___________________________________________________________________________ ___ See continuation sheet. ____ determined eligible for the ___________________________________________________________________________ National Register ___ See continuation sheet. ____ determined not eligible for the ___________________________________________________________________________ National Register ____ removed from the National Register ___________________________________________________________________________ ____ other (explain): _________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ Bracebridge Hall Additional Documentation and Boundary Increase Name of Property Edgecombe County, NC County and State _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Classification___________________________________________________________________________________ Ownership of Property Category of Property Number of Resources within Property (Check as many boxes as apply) (Check only one box) (Do not include previously listed resources in the count) XX_ private ___ building(s) Contributing Noncontributing ___ public-local XX_ district ____6_____ _____4______ buildings ___ public-State ___ site _____2____ ______0_____ sites ___ public-Federal ___ structure _____3____ ______7_____ structures ___ object _____0____ ______0_____ objects _____11____ ____11______Total Name of related multiple property listing Number of contributing resources previously (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing.) listed in the National Register _____N/A___________________________________ _______2__________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Function or Use________________________________________________________________________________ Historic Functions (Enter categories from instructions) Cat: _DOMESTIC_________________ Sub: _single dwelling_______ _DOMESTIC_________________ ______secondary structure_______ _AGRICULTURE______________ ______processing __________ _AGRICULTURE______________ ______agricultural field _________ _AGRICULTURE______________ ______agricultural outbuilding___ _LANDSCAPE________________ ______forest_________________ _FUNERARY_________________ ______cemetery______________ ____________________________ ____________________________ Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) Cat: _DOMESTIC_________________ Sub: __single dwelling______________ __DOMESTIC________________ ___secondary structure_________ __AGRICULTURE_____________ ___agricultural field ____________ __AGRICULTURE_____________ ___agricultural outbuilding_______ __LANDSCAPE_______________ ___forest____________________ __FUNERARY________________ ___cemetery_________________ __VACANT/NOT IN USE________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Description_____________________________________________________________________________________ Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions) __Greek Revival____________________________ __Other: tobacco barn_______________________ __Other:_gable-front barn____________________ Materials (Enter categories from instructions) foundation ___brick____________________________ roof ________metal___________________________ walls ________weatherboard____________________ ________brick___________________________ other ________stone__________________________ ________wood___________________________ Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) See Continuation Sheets Bracebridge Hall Additional Documentation and Boundary Increase Name of Property Edgecombe County, NC County and State _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Statement of Significance_________________________________________________________________________ Applicable National Register Criteria Areas of Significance (Mark "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property (Enter categories from instructions) for National Register listing) ___Agriculture_______________________________ __X__ A Property is associated with events that have ___Architecture_____________________________ made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of ___Politics/Government_______________________ our history. __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __X__ B Property is associated with the lives of __________________________________________ persons significant in our past. __________________________________________ __X__ C Property embodies the distinctive __________________________________________ characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or Period of Significance possesses high artistic values, or represents a __1820-1923_______________ significant and distinguishable entity whose components __________________________ lack individual distinction. __________________________ ____ D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield information important in prehistory or history. Significant Dates __ca. 1835-1840____________ Criteria Considerations __1860____________________ (Mark