{"nrhp_refnum":"73001315","name":"Rudisill-Wilson House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"SW of Newton off NC 10","address_restricted":false,"city":"Newton","county":"Catawba County","state":"NC","lat":35.616236902000026,"lon":-81.25619580899996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-08-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, three-bay central hall plan frame dwelling near Newton in Catawba County, North Carolina, with a high stone foundation, molded siding, and a shed porch across the west facade. The document does not name a builder or architect.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is one of the earliest in Catawba County and is notable for retaining original fabric, including hardware and interior Federal trim. Its architectural detail is described as unusually sophisticated for the up-country area. It was the residence of the Rudisill and later Wilson families.","narrative":"A two-story frame dwelling with a central hall plan stands in Catawba County, North Carolina, its facade shaded by a shed porch with late nineteenth century brackets and turned posts. The house has a high stone foundation, brick chimneys laid in Flemish bond, and nine-over-nine sash on the first floor. Inside, the hall and parlors retain Federal woodwork, including a three-part mantel with sunburst reliefs in the south parlor and original door hardware. Michael Rudisill, a German-descended settler, is associated with its construction, and by 1821 the tax records show it as his home. Ezekiel Wilson bought the tract in 1855, and the house took the Wilson family name and remained with them until 1949. It is valued for its early date in the county and the unusually intact interior detail for the region.","period_of_significance":"19th Century","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still held in private ownership and remains in its original site; the document notes the family lived in it until 1949 and the shed-room chimneys were recently removed.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:42.191069-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/84/7194/47719484/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/73001315.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47719484","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudisill%E2%80%93Wilson_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18157586"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/catawba-county/rudisill-wilson-house-73001315/"}