Keever-Cansler Farm
Also known as: Keever,Daniel,Farm
Why it's listed
Keever-Cansler Farm in southern Catawba County, near Blackburn, centers on a two-story brick farmhouse built around 1879 by Daniel Keever. The three-bay house has a center-hall plan, a gable roof, shoulder chimneys and a one-story rear ell. Its most distinctive feature is the elaborate corbelled brick cornice, which wraps the house and forms pediments at the gables, matched by corbelled chimney caps. Behind the house stand a row of farm buildings, including a log barn, frame barn, granary, smokehouse and woodshed, chicken coop, tractor shed and outhouse, plus a later garage and well house. Keever sold the farm in 1891 to R.B. McClured, and it was auctioned in 1910 to John Jacob Cansler, whose son George Lester Cansler farmed it afterward. The property was listed for its fine masonry, as one of the county's earliest brick houses, and for its typical small-farm outbuildings from about 1879 to 1939.
Significance in brief: The house shows unusually fine brick masonry, including corbelled cornices and chimney caps, found in only a few late nineteenth-century brick farmhouses in the county. It is one of the county's oldest brick houses. The outbuildings and the three families who farmed the land (Keever, McClured, Cansler) illustrate typical small subsistence farming in Catawba County.
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 90000740, listed May 10, 1990. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | E side of SR 2024, 0.05 mi. N of jct. with SR 2026, Blackburn |
|---|---|
| County | Catawba County |
| Listed | May 10, 1990 |
| Reference number | 90000740 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | ca. 1879-1939 |
| Architect / builder | Unknown |
| Architectural style | Vernacular "I" house |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Agriculture, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The form lists current functions as single dwelling, agricultural field and vacant/not in use; the outbuildings are described as generally good in integrity, and the log barn as somewhat deteriorated but sound. |
| Acreage | 4.9 |
| Coordinates | 35.58022, -81.32562 (NPS GIS) |
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.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 90000740.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q18152893
- This listing as JSON
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