{"nrhp_refnum":"82003534","name":"White House","other_names":["H. H. Sofley House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Shallowford Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Huntsville","county":"Yadkin County","state":"NC","lat":36.08371359600005,"lon":-80.52795355436378,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-06-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story timber-frame late Georgian house on the northwest side of SR 1001 (Shallowford Road) in Huntsville, Yadkin County, North Carolina, probably built between about 1795 and 1801 and now the seat of a 49-acre farm.","why_significant":"It is described as one of the finest late Georgian houses in the upper Yadkin River valley and the most prominent reminder of Huntsville's nineteenth-century role as a trading center by Shallow Ford. It retains its Georgian form, Flemish bond chimneys, molded detail and original interior finish. It is also tied to early Huntsville figures, including Henry Young, Peter Eaton and Peter Clingman.","narrative":"Set beside the old Shallow Ford crossing of the Yadkin River, this two-story timber-frame house in Huntsville is regarded as one of the finest late Georgian dwellings in the upper Yadkin valley. It has a five-bay facade, a double-tier shed porch, nine-over-nine and nine-over-six windows, and stepped shoulder chimneys laid in Flemish bond with glazed headers. Inside, the first floor follows a three-room Quaker plan with flat-panel wainscot, strap-hinged doors and original mantels. The construction date is uncertain, but evidence suggests it was built between 1795 and 1801 for Henry Young, Huntsville's first postmaster. Later owners included merchant and legislator Peter Eaton and Peter Clingman, uncle of Thomas Lanier Clingman, and by 1835 it was already known as the White House. Twentieth-century owners added a bathroom, kitchen and dining ell, plumbing and electricity while keeping the house well maintained. It was listed for its link to the region's early commercial growth and for its well-preserved architecture.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Late Georgian, Quaker (three-room) plan","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Occupied private residence in good to excellent condition, the seat of a 49-acre farm with twentieth-century outbuildings.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:56.732672-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/84/7228/47722884/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/82003534.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47722884","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_(Huntsville,_North_Carolina)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7994851"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/yadkin-county/white-house-82003534/"}