{"nrhp_refnum":"72000968","name":"Magnolia Grove","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Jct. of SR 1309 and 1313","address_restricted":false,"city":"Iron Station","county":"Lincoln County","state":"NC","lat":35.41762695500006,"lon":-81.17370089499997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1972-03-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-one-half story brick house with a gable roof, built about 1824 by David Smith at the junction of SR 1309 and SR 1313 near Iron Station, Lincoln County, North Carolina.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as one of the most monumental examples of a Quaker-plan brick house type common in the upper Catawba River basin in the first half of the nineteenth century. It is noted for its brick corbeled cornice, raised basement, and severe vertical proportions. It also reflects second-generation prosperity in Lincoln County tied to iron manufacturing, and the Smith family's Lutheran ties and descent from Gottfried Arendt.","narrative":"Magnolia Grove is a tall brick house near Iron Station in Lincoln County, North Carolina, built about 1824 by David Smith on land he bought in 1818. It rises two and one-half stories above a high basement, with Flemish bond brick walls, three shoulder chimneys and a molded brick corbel cornice. The interior follows a Quaker plan, with Federal mantels and marbleized trim throughout. Local tradition says David and Elizabeth Smith ran the house as an inn for a time. Elizabeth's father, Gottfried Arendt, is believed to have been the first Lutheran preacher ordained in North Carolina. The house later passed to the Smith descendants. It was listed because it is a late but especially monumental example of a house type common in the region during the first half of the nineteenth century. Its scale, setting, windowless sides and narrow, tall form create a strong vertical impression, and it reflects the prosperity that iron manufacturing brought to the county.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (specific date 1824)","architect_builder":"David Smith (builder)","architectural_style":"Quaker plan with Federal interior trim; local brick house type of the upper Catawba River basin","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in good condition, occupied as a private residence; the form notes preservation work in progress.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:58.109132-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/72/7210/47721072/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/72000968.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47721072","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnolia_Grove_(Iron_Station,_North_Carolina)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19986900"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/lincoln-county/magnolia-grove-72000968/"}