Boxwood Lodge
Also known as: Boxwood
Why it's listed
Boxwood Lodge is a rural estate in southeast Davie County, North Carolina, centered on a two-story brick Colonial Revival manor house completed in 1934. The house was designed by the New York firm Delano & Aldrich for Margaret Eason Cunningham Craig, widow of cotton broker William Rabb Craig, and it is built on an H plan with slate roofs and white-painted brickwork. The estate grew from a 1,500-acre hunting retreat that Craig began assembling in 1911. Its grounds include a 1910s barn, a 1933 log cabin, and extensive boxwood plantings that give the landscape its name. The property is regarded as important for its interwar country house design and for its surviving landscape, which reflects early twentieth-century social life and estate living in the Piedmont. The house is also the only known North Carolina building by its architectural firm, which adds to its importance for the study of regional estate architecture.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the house is an important and distinguished example of the interwar American country house movement in North Carolina, designed by the New York firm Delano & Aldrich and described as the only known building the firm designed and built in the state. It also highlights the estate's landscape, notably its extensive boxwood plantings, and its ties to the Craig and Woodson families.
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 95000673, listed June 2, 1995. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 132 Becktown Rd., Mocksville |
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| County | Davie County |
| Listed | June 2, 1995 |
| Reference number | 95000673 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1913-1941 |
| Architect / builder | Delano & Aldrich (architect) |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Social History |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The manor house survives intact and well-preserved; the estate remained in use as a residence after 1963 and the property is now held by the widow of Roy Hoffner. |
| Acreage | 51 |
| Coordinates | 35.81279, -80.51235 (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 95000673.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q18359224
- This listing as JSON
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