Adderton - Badgett House
Also known as: Dv-454
Why it's listed
Set in a field overlooking a branch in the Jackson Hill community of southern Davidson County, this two-story farmhouse dates to about 1850. It has an I-house form with a gable roof, exterior end chimneys and full-length front and rear sheds that hold central porches flanked by small rooms. The walls are half-dovetailed logs, possibly reused from an earlier building, while the interior has seven-inch tongue-and-groove sheathing and Greek Revival mantels made by commercial millwork. The chimney bricks carry uniform stamps showing factory production. Stephen L. Adderton, a farmer and storekeeper who died in 1878, probably built or remodeled the house, and an 1856 plat shows a dwelling and store on his land. His daughter married into the Badgett merchant family, and the property has stayed in that family since the late nineteenth century. The house is notable for blending folk construction with store-bought finishes, which is what a rural storekeeper of the period might be expected to use. Five frame outbuildings stand nearby.
Significance in brief: The house combines folk building features, such as half-dovetailed log walls and shed porch rooms, with commercially produced mantels and stamped chimney brick. It reflects the mid-nineteenth century era of small farming and rural merchandising in Piedmont North Carolina. It is also linked to Stephen Adderton, a farmer and storekeeper, and to the Badgett family, who have owned it since the late nineteenth century.
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 84001988, listed July 10, 1984. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | SR 2529, Denton |
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| County | Davidson County |
| Listed | July 10, 1984 |
| Reference number | 84001988 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | ca. 1850 |
| Architect / builder | Unknown |
| Architectural style | I-house form with Greek Revival mantels; folk and popular mid-nineteenth century domestic architecture |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Marked as private ownership and in good condition, with the exterior siding and window frames replaced in the twentieth century. |
| Acreage | 204.5 |
| Coordinates | 35.56736, -80.14305 (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.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 84001988.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q18350191
- This listing as JSON
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