McLeod Family Rural Complex
Why it's listed
Two farmhouses, a collection of outbuildings and some 225 acres of fields and woods near Pine Bluff make up this McLeod family complex in southern Moore County. John McLeod, a Highland Scot immigrant, had a dogtrot house built about 1840; its open breezeway survives intact, which the form considers perhaps unique in the sandhills. Nearly a mile away stands the two-story frame house built in 1884 for his son Alex, with sawnwork porch brackets, a wide sidelighted front door and simple vernacular interiors. Outbuildings include the family's earlier saddle-notched log house, barns, a crib, a root cellar and a smokehouse. The land has stayed in family hands since the early 1800s, and the farmland between the houses preserves the visual link between them. Union troops under General Kilpatrick also camped on the property on March 8, 1865. The complex was listed as an intact record of small-farm life among Highland Scot families.
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| Areas of significance | Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture, Agriculture |
|---|---|
| Acreage | 225 |
| Boundary source | NPS cultural-resource GIS polygon |
| Full listing page | McLeod Family Rural Complex (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.