{"nrhp_refnum":"74001330","name":"Mill Hill","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"W of Kannapolis on SR 1616","address_restricted":false,"city":"Concord","county":"Cabarrus County","state":"NC","lat":35.47682225600005,"lon":-80.69953267899996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1974-09-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Invention"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Mill Hill is a one-story, four-bay frame house near Kannapolis and Concord in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, reputedly built in 1821 by architect-builder Jacob Stirewalt as his own home.","why_significant":"The house is a Federal-Greek Revival dwelling with an impressive Doric porch. It is significant as the home of Jacob Stirewalt, whose work is linked by tradition and stylistic evidence to notable houses in Cabarrus, Rowan and Lincoln counties. Because little of his work is documented, his own house, with its characteristic trim and mantels, is especially important.","narrative":"Mill Hill is a one-story frame house in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, reputedly built in 1821 as the home of Jacob Stirewalt, a builder and architect. Its most striking feature is a Greek Revival porch with five fluted Doric columns across the main facade. Inside, the house shows Stirewalt's distinctive craftsmanship: molded door and window frames ending in curious molded feet, vertical sheathing, and elaborate mantels. The rear-room mantel was featured in Thomas T. Waterman's Early Architecture of North Carolina. Stirewalt is associated by tradition and style with several Federal and Greek Revival houses in Cabarrus, Rowan and Lincoln counties, and little of his work is documented, so his own house is an important reference. He also made furniture, clocks and an early home organ, and operated mills and a store on the property. After decades of neglect, the house was restored in 1938 by a descendant.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (specific date 1821)","architect_builder":"Jacob Stirewalt","architectural_style":"Federal-Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition and altered, on its original site, used as a private residence; restored in the 20th century after a period of neglect.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:58.280332-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/59/7193/47719359/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/74001330.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47719359","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mill_Hill_(Concord,_North_Carolina)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15253401"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/cabarrus-county/mill-hill-74001330/"}