Barber Farm
Why it's listed
Barber Farm is a working-landscape district of about 242 acres on Redmon Road, southeast of Cleveland in western Rowan County. Its centerpiece is the Jacob Franklin Barber House, built around 1855 by local carpenter-builder James Graham. It is a two-story, three-bay vernacular Greek Revival dwelling with a shake roof, a rear ell and heart pine interiors. Nearby stand a log horse barn, a granary, a smokehouse, a carriage house, a small school built for home schooling, stone well houses and a late-1940s cow barn. A smaller house from the 1870s, built for Jacob Barber's son, once housed tenants. The land has remained with the Barber family since the late eighteenth century. In the 1930s and 1940s, Richard W. Barber restored the main house and worked to repair eroded fields with terraces built by the Civilian Conservation Corps. A former North Carolina Midland Railroad right-of-way also crosses the property. The farm was listed for its intact agricultural buildings and landscape.
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| Styles | Greek Revival |
|---|---|
| Areas of significance | Agriculture, Architecture |
| Acreage | 241 |
| Boundary source | NPS cultural-resource GIS polygon |
| Full listing page | Barber Farm (property record) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.