Puckett Family Farm
Why it's listed
Puckett Family Farm is a tobacco farm in the Piedmont near Satterwhite, Granville County, North Carolina. Its centerpiece is a plain, unpainted frame farmhouse built about 1899 by Joseph and Delia (Hobgood) Puckett, three bays wide with a central hall, a shortened second story and a long porch under its original standing seam metal roof. Around it stand diamond-notched log barns, a packhouse, a striphouse, a smokehouse, a brooder house and a washhouse, along with frame outbuildings including a stable, corn crib, garage and privy. Together they show each stage of bright leaf tobacco growing, curing and processing as practiced into the 1950s. The nomination describes the property as having a fuller set of outbuildings and a more pristine condition than any comparable farm in the county. Fields still grow tobacco, corn, wheat and soybeans. The period of significance closes in 1937, and about 4.5 acres are included.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the farm is one of the county's most significant bright leaf era rural properties. It keeps a fuller set of outbuildings in more pristine condition than any other farm of its age in the county. The house and outbuildings are largely unaltered and still in use, and they represent tobacco farm life from the Civil War era into the 1950s.
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 88000423, listed April 28, 1988. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | NC 1333, Satterwhite |
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| County | Granville County |
| Listed | April 28, 1988 |
| Reference number | 88000423 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | circa 1899-1937 |
| Architect / builder | unknown |
| Architectural style | Vernacular I-House (truncated) |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Agriculture, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The house, outbuildings and fields remain in use. Three tobacco barns are still used, and the washhouse, well and privy are still in use. |
| Acreage | 4.5 |
| Coordinates | 36.36726, -78.66924 (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 88000423.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q19987685
- This listing as JSON
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