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Stockton is a three-part frame house in the Greek Revival style with an unusually deep temple form central section ilarLK.ed by one-story wings & In discussing the tripartite houses, Thomas Haterman cited the elevation of Stockton as "the fulfillment of the type," despite its IIrather diminutive proportions II Its form resembles the "IBsign for a Country Villa" in The Modern Builders Guide by Minard Lafever. The two-story pedimented central block, facing east, is three compressed bays wide; it measures 20 feet across and extends about 60 fee t to the rear. The flanking one -story wings, tr,JO bays wide and one room deep, are covered by gable roofs running parallel to the facade. The main block projects only slightly; it is distL~~lished by a handsome prostyle tetrastyle Doric portico. The corner boards are treated as pilasters. The dentil cornice of the entablature carries aro1.l.L'1d the main block and is repeated on the wings.

The configuration of the facade of the main block, which is covered wi th flush sheathing, is unusual. The only opening at the first Ie vel is a large ~vell-executed doorway, with sidelights and transom outlined by symmetrically molded archi traV:3s 1;V'ith corner blocks. The transom is frame d by a striking Greek key motif; a central paneled block occurs above the transom At the second level are two w-indows, located, because of the narrowne ss of the facade, so that the line of their inner edges would ex-;:.an thl'ough the sidelights of tha doorway. They contain sLx-over-six s~sh and feature quite tillusual frames, which are symmetrically molded with corner b10cks at upper and lower corners; the lower blocks rest on traditional molded window sills. This pattern recurs on the facades of the wings) which aTe covered, like ~he rest of the house, with plain lapped siding. The I house rests on a brick cella!' with the walls in common bond; the cellar I "rind ows' under the facade of the main block are lozenge -shaped.. Each wing formerly had a single-shoulder exterior chimney of brick laid in common bond; only the south one survives.

The main block extends to the rear four bays past the wings, and. a one -story shed porch carries B-1'ound all three sides.. Hindows bere and on ths rear elevations oi' the w-ings have six-over-six sash, vTi th molded frames and sills. The vTall ar'e as W1der th'3 porch are flu3h she a thed, and on each side) the door in the first bay to the rear of the wing, has a molded fra~7:e

a'1c1 simple fOtlr-light transom. A.Y} interior chimney rises be tVtTeSD the b;·ro rear bays. Th3 finish appears to be consistent, although the configuratioc.: su_ggests that t..he l::;ear section could be an earlier house, Hith the c1as'--'-;r-rJ.: portico and wings added late!'. - 0_ "'-r

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The plan of the ints::-icr is unusual, as is consi3t.ent Hith the exteri0r I

appt"3arallca. A large entry h=til in the center section 0[e;13 into single !

ro~ms in either wi~g. To the rear of the hall is a small stair hall, with I a cramped, enclOSed stair in its soVthH9st corne:'. This ::32condhall-- I entered on 8ith~r side from th~ rear porchas--givas aCC~3~ to th3 re~r i s'=lC.tioD" Hhicl1 co::;t2ins t~TfJ 13.rg3 Y'c'oms s3p~.r''lted b:.y t:'l' c8ntr2.1 fi:'fJplc.!.,:;e;1

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The first-floor finish is consistently plain Greek Revival· in ch2racte~, 1;;Ji th a variety of syrrJrletrically molded archi traves al1d corner blocks. T[~9

baseboards are simple, and paneled aprons occur under windows. SO!Tle do~rs ha V9 se v-eral horizontal panels, others have two long vertical one s The mantels are variations of Greek Revival themes. That in the north wing room has flat, symmatrically grooved pilaster strips and frieze, with paneled end blocks, a plain shelf, and a triangular-arched backboard. The south Hing mantel has heavy,symm.etrically molded pilasters, carr:ying an unusual, robust frieze with a cushion band, supporting a plain shelf. The large room to the rear of the two halls has the flat, symmetrically grooved pilaster strips and end blocks with a.recessed, gouged floral motif. The finish of the second floor is simpler, and the two mantels have a \Alide molded archi­tra\78, a plain frieze, and molded shelf. The front section of the basement 3hows evidence of be ing use d as living space, for plastered laths survi va, dnu there is a fireplace served by the south chimney.

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Stockton is the only known example in North Carolina of the tripartite house type executed in the Greek Revival style.. Particularly intarestil"1g are the 1l.11usual proportions and the full prostyle tetrastyle portico (apparently unique among the state IS tripartite houses).. Built by the locally prominent Josiah Granbery, probably in the 1840s, it was in the early brentieth century the home of Robert lNelch of the John Birch Society.

Begi~1],ing in 1833, Josiah Thomas Granbery (1806-1862) assembled several tracts of land 1fest of Li ttle River' to form a large plantation,. It is said to have been named IfStockton ll for Commodore Robert F. Stockton of Mexican War fame. The house was probably erected in the' la~e 1840s.

,Granbery was a prominent planter lj,Ti th interests in mercantile and fishing enterprises. He was president of the Seaboard Agricultural Society in 1857 and ~Tas a trustee of Farmington Academy.. He also represented PerquimaIls in the House of Commons in 183~ &'1.d 1836 and served as councilor of state ,1858-18604 Near his home he gave lC3:nd for St .. Barnabas Episcopal Church, of which he' was the leading sp ons or ~

Early in the Civil War, Granbery served as chairman of the Little Hi ver Providence Gommi tteeand member of the Vigilance Gommittee.. He executed a note to underrvrri te the equipping of Perquimans' s volunteer companie£. His, son-in-law Lucius J. Johnson (1822 .... 1866)" of, the' Bandon Plantation· JohJlson family, 'iiv-as a prominent attorney wpo raised the ItJohn Harvey Guards, II served as its first captain and later became a major in the 17th Regiment of North Carolina Troops, Confederate States Army.

Grcinbery died in 1862) willing Stockton to his daughter Hary Isabella Johnson (.1827-1869). The effects of the ~lTar and the impoverishment of the e'state forced a public sale in 1867, at ij-rhich Granbery's vvidow Sara."1 .Li.r.u.'l (nee Sawyel") purchased the land. :Mrs. Sarah Alln Granbery died in 1878 and. her executor sold stockton to ~'lilliam L. Elliott of Baltimore j who milled it from 1881 to 1903. !

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R. H. ~iTelch purchased Stockton in 1903. (Vv~ D~ l"Telch mfned a half- .-I I, interest 1903-1910) ~ It was the boyhood home of Robert Welch (b~rn in .. ,i ..

Chm,Tan County 1899) graduated University of North .Garoiina 1916)., who I·later'founded theJ·op..nBirch Socia ty. Heleh mortgage c}the property' ,in' ! , 1930. In 1935· the farm was a subject of I'eh3.bilita:t,ion a.Kpei'imsnts. The I

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DATA LATITUDE AND l()NGITUDE COORDINATES

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5TREET AND NUMBER:

109 East Jones Street CITY DR TOWN:

Raleigh

Ll~· ST ATE LI AISON· OFFlCER Ct:RTI FfCAT10N

As the designated State Liaison Officel" fol" the Na­

tional Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law

39-b(5), 1 hereby nominate this property fol" inClusion

in thr- National Register and certify that it has been

pvalu3tec: <lccordinli!; to the c-iteri<f and procedures set

forth ~; ... the :'~ational Park SerVIce. The recommended

level c·r sig;ni.ficance of this nomInation is:

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North Carolina NATrONAL ~EGISTE'R VcR1F~CATtoN

I hereby certify that this property is included in the

National Register.

Director, Office of Archeolo~y a.nd Hj.~I(),.ic ,Pre'JerV&lion

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