{"nrhp_refnum":"74001333","name":"Garland-Buford House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"N of Leasburg on SR 1561","address_restricted":false,"city":"Leasburg","county":"Caswell County","state":"NC","lat":36.45013551400007,"lon":-79.15572030699997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1974-01-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large two-story Victorian frame house with a raised fieldstone and brick basement, on the southeast side of S.R. 1561 near Osmond, Leasburg vicinity, Caswell County, North Carolina. It had been built by 1877.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it a flamboyant bracketed Victorian dwelling with some of the most inventive and exuberant sawnwork ornament in North Carolina. It is presented as showing how the power saw liberated Victorian taste. The unfinished interior and the unknown circumstances of its construction add to its interest.","narrative":"This two-story frame house in Caswell County, North Carolina, near Osmond and Leasburg, is known for its elaborate sawnwork. It sits on a raised fieldstone and brick basement under a standing-seam tin hip roof with two brick chimneys. Trefoil-based ornament covers the front and rear porches, and scalloped and pointed trim surrounds the doors and windows. The interior has a wide center hall and distinctive trim that differs from room to room. The second floor and basement were never finished, and the stair railing and mantels have been removed. Local tradition says it was built for the builder's fiancee, who cancelled the marriage, though deeds are the only known documents. Dr. John T. Garland owned the land from 1835 to 1873, and the house appears on an 1877 plat. Later owners included Preston Buford, who bought it in 1903. It was listed for its exuberant Victorian sawnwork, which shows how the power saw changed decorative taste. Restoration was under way when it was nominated.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (specific date 1877)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Bracketed Victorian with sawnwork ornament","criteria":[],"status_note":"Fair condition; had been uninhabited for a number of years and was being restored at the time of nomination.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:57.36539-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/62/7194/47719462/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/74001333.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74001333/8b331fd1a1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74001333/8b331fd1a1-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Garland-Buford_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Garland-Buford_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47719462","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garland-Buford_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18150600"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/caswell-county/garland-buford-house-74001333/"}