Stauber, Samuel B., Farm
Why it's listed
Built on a rise above the road in 1852, the Samuel B. Stauber farmhouse is a two-story, weatherboarded frame dwelling with heavy-timber framing, brick nogging, a fieldstone foundation and interior end chimneys. Samuel Benjamin Stauber, a member of the Moravian congregation of Bethania, bought the 492-acre Conrad property in January 1852 and moved his family into the house that September. The farm grew through the 1850s and 1860s, producing corn, wheat, rye and livestock, and Stauber kept a livery business. Its heavy-timber barn, slave dwellings, smokehouse and packhouse survive around the house on a 6.5-acre complex. The farm is significant for its representation of an agrarian homestead and for the house's blend of German building traditions with the Greek Revival style, which was common in the region in this period.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the farm is one of the finest surviving examples of a prosperous mid-19th century farmstead in Forsyth County, with a high degree of integrity of setting. The farmhouse combines traditional German building practices with Greek Revival details and is one of only two such frame houses in the county with interior end chimneys and pedimented gable ends. The heavy-timber barn is regarded as the only one of its type in the county remaining in its original location.
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 87002232, listed January 12, 1988. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | SR 1611, Bethania |
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| County | Forsyth County |
| Listed | January 12, 1988 |
| Reference number | 87002232 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1852-1884 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Agriculture, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Acreage | 6.5 |
| Coordinates | 36.19971, -80.34885 (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 87002232.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q24436217
- This listing as JSON
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