Shaw-Cude House
Why it's listed
Set on a hillside in western Guilford County, North Carolina, the Shaw-Cude House combines two sections built in sequence: a one-and-a-half story log section with an exterior stone end chimney, probably erected between 1790 and 1800, and a two-and-a-half story brick section, probably built about 1809. The brick section is laid in Flemish bond with glazed headers, a feature found in few comparable buildings, and belongs to a group of just over a dozen brick houses built by Guilford County Quaker families before 1830. The log section's roof was built to engage its stone chimney, a form seen in virtually no other early log house in the county. Benjamin Shaw acquired the land in 1789 for £200 specie, and his son Noble Shaw is associated with the brick addition. Martin L. Cude, who bought the house in 1864, later helped found Shady Grove Wesleyan Methodist Church in 1871. The house is significant for its architecture and for its link to the decline of Quakerism in the region.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the house is significant for its roof form, which was built to engage the exterior stone end chimney and is seen in no other early log house in Guilford County, and for its brick section, which is one of just over a dozen brick residences built by Guilford County Quaker families before 1830 and is distinguished by Flemish bond brickwork with glazed headers. The house is also associated with the decline of Quakerism and the rise of Methodism in the piedmont.
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 82003455, listed June 1, 1982. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Off SR 2010, Colfax |
|---|---|
| County | Guilford County |
| Listed | June 1, 1982 |
| Reference number | 82003455 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1700-1899 |
| Architectural style | Georgian and Federal style brick section; log section of late eighteenth and nineteenth century North Carolina piedmont type |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Religion |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The house is being restored after a long period of neglect, and restoration was underway at the time of the nomination. |
| Acreage | 20 |
| Coordinates | 36.12384, -79.98427 (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.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 82003455.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q23405799
- This listing as JSON
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