Tom and Lucy Gilgo House Historic Structure Report

Joseph K. Oppermann Architect P.A.

House Historic Structure Report prepared for Tom and Lucy Gilgo House located at Portsmouth Village, Cape Lookout National Seashore. The present study first provides historical background and context for Portsmouth Village based on a series of studies, interviews, and reports developed by NPS since the 1970s. Portsmouth’s history has been well documented; this Historic Structure Report includes no additional archival research on the larger community, but does include substantial research and historical documentation regarding the house and outbuildings. The report is divided into two major segments, Part I: Developmental History and Part II: Treatment & Use. Part I is organized into three sections that address in sequence the historical background and context of Portsmouth; a chronology of development and use of the Pigott complex specifically, including a timeline; and a physical description of the outbuildings and the house’s exterior and interior on a room-by-room basis. This last section also includes an assessment of condition and a listing of character-defining features. A bibliography concludes Part I. Part II presents the recommended “ultimate treatment and use,” and also examines alternatives for treatment and use as well as requirements that guide the treatment and use. A bibliography follows. The Appendix contains scaled drawings of floor plans, exterior elevations, and selected details of the existing building