Ivy Burne
Also known as: Hodges,John Murchison,Sr.,House
Why it's listed
Ivy Burne is a 130-acre farm on the north bank of the Little River in southern Harnett County, North Carolina. A two-story frame farmhouse sits in a grove of mature oaks and magnolias. John Murchison Hodges, Sr. began it around the time of his 1872 marriage as a one-story, L-shaped dwelling facing an older road. In the late 1880s it gained a second floor and turned to face the relocated road, and further additions followed through 1910, including a kitchen wing. The result is a vernacular mix of I-house form, Italianate porch columns, Queen Anne shingle work and Classical Revival touches. Behind the house stand outbuildings dating from about 1872 to 1930, among them a board-and-batten kitchen, a plank smokehouse, log corn crib and tobacco barns. Hodges served as chairman of the county commissioners and, from 1909 to 1925, of the board of education, which expanded and professionalized county schools. The farm and its intact outbuildings reflect his life and local rural architecture.
Significance in brief: The nomination ties the property to John Murchison Hodges, Sr. (1848-1933), a county commissioners chairman and long-serving chairman of the county board of education who pushed school reform. It also presents the house as a well-preserved vernacular blend of I-house form, Italianate porch treatment, Queen Anne detailing and a Classical Revival kitchen addition. The outbuilding group is described as the most complete and well-preserved found in the county.
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 91001377, listed September 5, 1991. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | NC 217, E side 0.4 mi. S of jct. with NC 2027, Linden |
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| County | Harnett County |
| Listed | September 5, 1991 |
| Reference number | 91001377 |
| Resource type | District |
| Period of significance | 1872-1933 |
| Architect / builder | Hodges, John Murchison, Sr. (builder of the house in stages); architect unknown |
| Architectural style | Italianate; Queen Anne (vernacular Italianate/Queen Anne farmhouse) |
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| Areas of significance | Agriculture, Education, Politics/Government, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Continuously occupied by family members; still a farm with house, outbuildings and fields in use, though the form describes a gravel pit on a separate 22.5-acre tract that is excluded. |
| Acreage | 130 |
| Coordinates | 35.26595, -78.73331 (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 91001377.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q19462554
- This listing as JSON
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