{"nrhp_refnum":"73001353","name":"Farmville Plantation","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"SE of Elmwood off U.S. 70 on SR 2362","address_restricted":false,"city":"Elmwood","county":"Iredell County","state":"NC","lat":35.73958058100004,"lon":-80.76480313199994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-06-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Farmville Plantation is a small residential complex in Elmwood, Iredell County, North Carolina, made up of two brick houses of different periods plus outbuildings. The main house is a two-story brick dwelling with a Doric tetrastyle entrance portico, and the smaller dwelling is a two-story brick building covered in stucco.","why_significant":"The complex is significant for its early brick dwelling, thought to be the oldest brick house in Iredell County, and for its Federal-period main house with fine brickwork and interiors. The graceful spiral stair with tulip brackets is noted as characteristic of major Federal houses of the Piedmont. The property is also tied to the Chambers family, among the county's first settlers.","narrative":"Two brick houses of different periods stand together on the Piedmont farmland of Iredell County, with several outbuildings nearby. The smaller dwelling, built probably by John McElwraith, who settled the land in 1751, is considered the oldest brick house in the county. The main house was built by Joseph Chambers after his 1818 marriage to Margaret Brown, on land inherited from his father, Henry Chambers. It is a two-story brick building with a center hall plan, a Doric tetrastyle entrance portico, and Flemish bond brickwork on its front and rear. Its interiors keep their original trim, including Federal-style parlor and dining room mantels. The open-string stair rising against the hall's west wall, with its tulip brackets, is regarded as a fine example of the Federal houses of the Piedmont. The Chambers family were among the county's first settlers, and the house reflects their prosperity as planters.","period_of_significance":"18th Century to 19th Century","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":["C"],"status_note":null,"vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:40.855225-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/57/7180/47718057/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/73001353.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47718057","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farmville_Plantation","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19461708"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/iredell-county/farmville-plantation-73001353/"}