Asa Biggs House and Site

Asa Biggs House and Site
The Asa Biggs House, March, 2015
Location100 E. Church St., Williamston, North Carolina
Coordinates35°51′22″N 77°3′24″W / 35.85611°N 77.05667°W / 35.85611; -77.05667
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1835 (1835)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Federal, vernacular
NRHP reference No.79003335[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 10, 1979

The Asa Biggs House and Site is a historic home and archaeological site located at Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina. It was built in 1835, and built as a two-story, side hall-plan, late Federal style frame dwelling. It was later enlarged with a two-story, two-bay, vernacular Greek Revival style addition and rear ell to form a T plan. It was the home of U.S. Congressman, Senator, and judge Asa Biggs (1811-1878).[2] The property is owned by the Martin County Historical Society.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] It is located in the Williamston Historic District.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1938). The Ocean Highway: New Brunswick, New Jersey to Jacksonville, Florida. Works Progress Administration. p. 104.
  3. ^ Percy A. Price and Joe Mobley (November 1978). "Asa Biggs House and Site" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved January 1, 2015.