Shutt, John Edward Belle, House and Outbuildings
Why it's listed
Built by John Edward Belle Shutt in 1885 as a one-and-one-half story timber-frame hall and parlor house, the rural complex in Advance was enlarged in 1905 with a three-bay story-and-a-jump house joined to it by a breezeway. The house has a stone-pier foundation, weatherboard walls, a central stair hall and interior woodwork Shutt made himself, including a turned newel post and balusters. The surrounding outbuildings include a log wellhouse and smokehouse dating to about 1885, a granary, a woodshed, a garage and a privy. Shutt ran a woodshop and undertaking business from the 1890s and into the 1920s, and the complex reflects the work of a craftsman and businessman in a small Piedmont community. The property is listed for its architecture, as a well-preserved example of late nineteenth-century farmhouse design, and for its link to the Shutt family's wood products and undertaking trades in Advance.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the house is architecturally significant as an intact, unaltered example of late nineteenth-century rural farmhouse forms in Davie County, combining hall and parlor and story-and-a-jump house types. It also argues the property is significant in social history and commerce for its association with the Shutt family's woodworking and undertaking businesses in Advance.
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 96000567, listed May 16, 1996. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 2177 NC 801, S, Advance |
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| County | Davie County |
| Listed | May 16, 1996 |
| Reference number | 96000567 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1885-1932 |
| Architect / builder | Shutt, John Edward Belle (J.E.B.) (builder) |
| Architectural style | Hall and parlor; story-and-a-jump house with Greek Revival, Italianate and Queen Anne details |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Social History, Commerce, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The house is well kept and maintained by family members; some outbuildings show slight deterioration. |
| Acreage | 2 |
| Coordinates | 35.93586, -80.40889 (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 96000567.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q18379610
- This listing as JSON
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