{"nrhp_refnum":"80002880","name":"Davidson House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"SR 1337","address_restricted":false,"city":"Troutman","county":"Iredell County","state":"NC","lat":35.74874845900007,"lon":-80.91551891099994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-11-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-and-one-half story weatherboarded log farmhouse with hall-and-parlor plan, plus a log slave quarter and log barn, in rural central Iredell County near Troutman, North Carolina. Built about 1805 and enlarged and remodeled about 1830.","why_significant":"The house is presented as one of the finest surviving examples of early nineteenth century finish in Iredell County, largely unaltered since its Federal-style remodeling. Its front porch, finished like a room with flush sheathing, paneled wainscot and fluted Doric columns, is described as rare or unique in the county. The log outbuildings help complete the picture of an early rural farmstead.","narrative":"Set in a clearing along SR 1337 in rural Iredell County, this log farmhouse was built about 1805 by Joseph Davidson on land his grandfather had willed to him in 1795. It began as a simple Georgian farmhouse with a hall-and-parlor plan and was enlarged and remodeled in the Federal style around 1830. Its front shed porch is finished like a room, with flush sheathing, paneled wainscot matching the interior, and fluted Doric columns, a treatment described as rare or unique in the county. Inside are six-panel doors, 9/6 sash windows, molded surrounds and a Federal tripartite mantel. A half-dovetail log slave quarter and a log barn survive nearby. The property has stayed in the Davidson family throughout its history. It is now vacant and has suffered some vandalism, including removal of a parlor mantel, yet it remains largely intact and is regarded as one of the county's most architecturally outstanding early nineteenth century houses.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1805; 1830","architect_builder":"Joseph Davidson (builder, per historical background)","architectural_style":"Georgian, remodeled in Federal style","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Vacant and partially vandalized, with mantels disturbed or removed, but described as remarkably intact.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:56.640675-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/37/7180/47718037/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/80002880.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47718037","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davidson_House_(Troutman,_North_Carolina)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5241658"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/iredell-county/davidson-house-80002880/"}