Fogleman, Polly, House
Why it's listed
Built around 1825, this one-and-one-half story log house sits at the end of a quarter-mile dirt lane off Brick Church Road in western Alamance County. Measuring about 25 by 16 feet, it is made of white oak logs, later covered with asphalt shingles, and rests on a fieldstone foundation under a standing seam metal roof. Its east chimney combines a tall fieldstone base with a brick stack laid in approximate Flemish bond with glazed headers forming diamond patterns, a treatment not found on other surviving log house chimneys in the county. Inside are a mantelpiece with a band of pierced scallops, poplar corner stairs held with cut nails, and a plank door with hand-made nails. Ludwick Fogleman and his wife Polly built the house. Polly lived there for over thirty years after being widowed and ran a profitable farm until her death in 1913 at age 105. Two small log buildings and a fruit-drying kiln foundation also contribute. The property has stayed in the family.
Significance in brief: The house is significant under Criterion C as an early, largely intact example of a single-pen, one-room-plan log house in Alamance County. It keeps original features including a rare fieldstone-and-brick chimney with glazed-header diamond patterns in approximate Flemish bond, a mantelpiece with pierced scallops, and a plank door with hand-made nails.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 93001197, listed November 22, 1993. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 4331 Brick Church Rd., Burlington |
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| County | Alamance County |
| Listed | November 22, 1993 |
| Reference number | 93001197 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | c. 1825 |
| Architect / builder | unknown |
| Architectural style | Other: log (single-pen, one room) |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The house remains in family ownership and is still used as a single dwelling, with a mid-twentieth-century asphalt shingle sheathing over the logs and later rear additions. |
| Acreage | 3.5 |
| Coordinates | 36.00775, -79.53798 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 93001197.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q17514579
- This listing as JSON
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