{"nrhp_refnum":"82003471","name":"Falls-Hobbs House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"SR 1303","address_restricted":false,"city":"Statesville","county":"Iredell County","state":"NC","lat":35.619879311000034,"lon":-80.88904162599994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-06-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"The Falls-Hobbs House is a two-and-one-half story farmhouse on Perth Church Road in southeastern Iredell County, North Carolina, overlooking Cornelius Creek, now part of Lake Norman. It has a stone foundation, Flemish bond end chimneys, and a shed porch across the front.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that the house embodies distinctive characteristics of the Georgian, Federal and Greek Revival styles in an arrangement showing it developed in size and style during its early years. Its interior details span these periods while the exterior is a relatively coherent, vernacular Federal-style example, making it a good example of an early Iredell farmhouse.","narrative":"The Falls-Hobbs House is a two-and-one-half story farmhouse with a stone foundation, Flemish bond end chimneys, and a steeply pitched gable roof, set on a low hill above Cornelius Creek in southeastern Iredell County. Its exterior reflects a simple, vernacular interpretation of the Federal style, with six-panel doors, 6/9 double-hung sash windows, and ogee-backed window casings. The interior contains Georgian, Federal and Greek Revival details, including tripartite mantels, four-panel doors, and one exposed log wall on the first floor, reflecting several phases of modification during the house's early years. Local tradition links the house to Galbraith Falls, a Revolutionary War militia captain, and later to his grandson William Falls, a postmaster and state legislator. The Hobbs family occupied the house from 1871 for more than fifty years. The house is regarded as a good example of an early Iredell farmhouse that grew and changed to meet the needs and styles of successive owners.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Georgian, Federal and Greek Revival (interior); vernacular Federal (exterior)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The house is described as in good condition and altered; it was leased to tenants as a summer home after 1925 and was being planned as a permanent home by a lessee.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:41.047281-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/41/7180/47718041/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/82003471.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47718041","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falls%E2%80%93Hobbs_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19461690"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/iredell-county/falls-hobbs-house-82003471/"}