Everhart, Hamilton, Farm
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Why it's listed
Hamilton Everhart Farm is a small cluster of log buildings on the Thomas Road near Midway in Davidson County, built about 1860. The centerpiece is a two-story, half-dovetailed log house with a hall-and-parlor plan, covered in weatherboard around 1906. A log kitchen, originally behind the house, was moved into a nearby field when a frame rear wing was added. Across the road stands a double-pen log barn that is almost unaltered and keeps original gates with homemade hardware. A small log potato house and early twentieth-century frame buildings, including a wellhouse dated 1913, complete the farm. Census and deed records indicate Hamilton Everhart bought land here in 1860 and raised eight children on the farm. His son Robert later farmed it and ran the family blacksmith shop, since demolished. The property is valued as the most intact surviving example in the county of the modest, self-sufficient homesteads that were common in the mid-nineteenth century.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues it is the most intact example in Davidson County of the small homestead common across the county in the mid-nineteenth century. Its modest scale and many outbuildings reflect the self-sufficiency of the local economy. The house interior is also noted for a distinctive arched mantel and overmantel.
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 84002000, listed July 10, 1984. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | US 52, Midway |
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| County | Davidson County |
| Listed | July 10, 1984 |
| Reference number | 84002000 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | ca. 1860 |
| Architect / builder | Hamilton Everhart (builder, per family tradition); listed as unknown in the builder/architect field |
| Architectural style | Vernacular log construction with Greek Revival doors and a vernacular Georgian-style mantel |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Owned privately and used in recent years as a summer cottage; rented to a tenant for forty-eight years earlier. The blacksmith shop has been demolished. |
| Acreage | 114 |
| Coordinates | 35.92901, -80.22531 (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 84002000.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q18348138
- This listing as JSON
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