Warlick-Huffman Farm
Also known as: Warlick,Solomon House
Why it's listed
Built around 1820 by Solomon Warlick, a wagonmaker and planter, the Warlick-Huffman House is a two-story frame Federal-style dwelling on a knoll above the Jacob Fork River in southwest Catawba County. Its interior keeps a grained wainscot, a carved parlor mantel with fluted pilasters, plaster ceiling medallion, and much original hardware. A detached one-and-one-half story kitchen, a root cellar, and a group of late nineteenth and early twentieth century outbuildings, including a corn crib, tack house, and chicken coops, remain on the grounds. Warlick sold the farm in 1871 to Miles Huffman, and the Huffman family held it until 1939. The property is valued for its architectural quality, as one of the county's finest Federal dwellings, and for its intact farmstead, which illustrates agricultural life in the county from the antebellum period through the early twentieth century.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the house is one of the finest surviving Federal-style dwellings in Catawba County, with well-detailed woodwork, grained wainscot, and much original hardware. It also argues the farmstead is a typical and unusually well-preserved nineteenth and early twentieth century county farm, significant for agriculture, and that the outbuildings represent the county's rural property types.
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 90000862, listed June 21, 1990. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | SR 1116 NW of jct. with NC 10, Propst Crossroads |
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| County | Catawba County |
| Listed | June 21, 1990 |
| Reference number | 90000862 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | ca. 1820-1939 |
| Architect / builder | Solomon Warlick (builder) |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Agriculture, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The house remains intact in its undisturbed rural setting; a 1950s cinderblock house stands nearby as a noncontributing resource. |
| Acreage | 73 |
| Coordinates | 35.61822, -81.41307 (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 90000862.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q18159139
- This listing as JSON
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