May 16, 2002
National Register of Historic Places - Rev. Plummer T. Hall House (Oberlin, North Carolina MPS - Hall-Jackson House)
Statement of Significance: Located in the freedmen's village of Oberlin, now part of the city of Raleigh, the Reverend Plummer T. Hall House is locally significant as the only remaining historic building associated with the earliest phases of development of the Oberlin Baptist Church. The historic church building burned in 1955. Like churches in most African American communities, the church was an important part of Oberlin's social fabric, providing spiritual, social, cultural, educational, and civic opportunities for freedmen. Baptist churches, along with Methodist Episcopal denominations, were the dominant churches among southern African Americans throughout the early twentieth century. More than merely the home of the pastor of the Oberlin Baptist Church, the Hall House represents Reverend Hall's ministerial duties with its office addition. Believed to have been added around 1900, this addition utilizes Queen Anne stylistic motifs in keeping with the original tri-gable Queen Anne cottage and emphasizes the house's stylishness by adding to its irregular form. The exterior entrance to the office denotes it as a place of business for Reverend Hall. The significance of the Reverend Plummer T. Hall House relates to the Multiple Property Documentation Form "Historic and Architectural Resources of Oberlin, Wake County, North Carolina, 1865-1952" under the following contexts: "The Cultural and Social Life of Oberlin" (pages E 10-22) and "The Jim Crow Years: Modest Prosperity and Sense of Community, 1880- 1950" (pages E 22-28) and under the following property type: "Residential Buildings" (pages F 31 -36). The Hall House satisfies the registration requirements for its type as set forth in the MPDF (pages F 35-36) in that it possesses the required level of integrity of location, setting, materials and feeling to be an important representation of the historical development of Oberlin. The period of significance of the property extends from c.1880, the construction date of the house according to Raleigh City Directory listings and family tradition and the beginning of Reverend Hall's association with the Oberlin Baptist Church, to 1915, the year of Reverend Hall's death. The Hall House is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion A for Social History and African American Ethnic Heritage.
National Register of Historic Places - Rev. Plummer T. Hall House (Oberlin, North Carolina MPS - Hall-Jackson House)
Statement of Significance: Located in the freedmen's village of Oberlin, now part of the city of Raleigh, the Reverend Plummer T. Hall House is locally significant as the only remaining historic building associated with the earliest phases of development of the Oberlin Baptist Church. The historic church building burned in 1955. Like churches in most African American communities, the church was an important part of Oberlin's social fabric, providing spiritual, social, cultural, educational, and civic opportunities for freedmen. Baptist churches, along with Methodist Episcopal denominations, were the dominant churches among southern African Americans throughout the early twentieth century. More than merely the home of the pastor of the Oberlin Baptist Church, the Hall House represents Reverend Hall's ministerial duties with its office addition. Believed to have been added around 1900, this addition utilizes Queen Anne stylistic motifs in keeping with the original tri-gable Queen Anne cottage and emphasizes the house's stylishness by adding to its irregular form. The exterior entrance to the office denotes it as a place of business for Reverend Hall. The significance of the Reverend Plummer T. Hall House relates to the Multiple Property Documentation Form "Historic and Architectural Resources of Oberlin, Wake County, North Carolina, 1865-1952" under the following contexts: "The Cultural and Social Life of Oberlin" (pages E 10-22) and "The Jim Crow Years: Modest Prosperity and Sense of Community, 1880- 1950" (pages E 22-28) and under the following property type: "Residential Buildings" (pages F 31 -36). The Hall House satisfies the registration requirements for its type as set forth in the MPDF (pages F 35-36) in that it possesses the required level of integrity of location, setting, materials and feeling to be an important representation of the historical development of Oberlin. The period of significance of the property extends from c.1880, the construction date of the house according to Raleigh City Directory listings and family tradition and the beginning of Reverend Hall's association with the Oberlin Baptist Church, to 1915, the year of Reverend Hall's death. The Hall House is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion A for Social History and African American Ethnic Heritage.
May 16, 2002
Posted Date
Aug 30, 2023
Historical Record Date
May 16, 2002
Source Name
National Register of Historic Places
