{"nrhp_refnum":"82001282","name":"Hagler, William, House","other_names":["Beech Hill","Haigler House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"N of Grandin on SR 1510","address_restricted":false,"city":"Grandin","county":"Caldwell County","state":"NC","lat":36.060630636500036,"lon":-81.4091620244778,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-12-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick farmhouse, also called Beech Hill, on a 126-acre tract above the Yadkin River near Grandin in northeastern Caldwell County, North Carolina. It was built about 1838, probably for William Hagler.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a rare remnant of early masonry building traditions among German-descended settlers in the western Piedmont. It is tied to the early settlement and agricultural development of the upper Yadkin River Valley. The site may also hold archaeological evidence of late eighteenth and early nineteenth century settlement and farm life.","narrative":"Set on a rise above the Yadkin River in a remote part of northeastern Caldwell County, this two-story brick house was built around 1838 for William Hagler, a farmer and the son of a Swiss immigrant. It stands on land his father bought in the late eighteenth century. The house follows a simple two-room plan on each floor, with brick laid in common bond, jack-arched openings and chimneys centered on the gable ends. Today it is little more than a brick shell, since the interior partitions, first-floor flooring, mantels and original window sash are gone, though the second floor, a stair remnant and the batten doors survive. Its outbuildings have disappeared, but the 126-acre tract may hold archaeological remains. The property is valued as an example of the substantial yet unpretentious dwellings built by German-descended settlers in the western Piedmont, and as a link to the region's early farming history. It has remained with Hagler's descendants.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Unknown; William Hagler?","architectural_style":null,"criteria":["A","C","D"],"status_note":"Largely a brick shell; interior partitions and first-floor flooring were removed in a mid-1970s restoration attempt that was never completed, and the roof was rebuilt in the 1970s. Outbuildings are lost. Described as undergoing restoration by its owners.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:57.866933-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/89/7193/47719389/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/82001282.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47719389","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hagler_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18151273"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/caldwell-county/hagler-william-house-82001282/"}