Campbell, Perciphull, House
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Why it's listed
Above Hunting Creek in rolling northern Iredell County stands a two-story frame house on a dry laid stone foundation, probably built around 1820 in the I-house form common to the Piedmont. Its stone chimneys have stuccoed brick stacks, and the front porch has chamfered posts with lambs' tongues. Inside, a hall and parlor plan has two downstairs rooms with massive fireplaces and transitional Georgian-Federal mantels. The nomination links the house to Perciphull Campbell, Sr., who acquired prime Hunting Creek land in the 1790s, served as one of four commissioners laying out the town of Williamsburg in 1815, and moved to a 750-acre farm on Rocky Creek in 1836. The house is significant as a well-preserved example of early nineteenth-century farm life and building in the region. Its smokehouse, stone well and corn crib form a farmstead that reflects the antebellum agrarian economy of the Piedmont.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the house is an undisturbed example of early 19th century Piedmont vernacular architecture, with its hall-parlor plan, stone end chimneys and transitional Georgian-Federal mantels largely intact. It is also associated with the antebellum farm economy of Iredell County and with the locally prominent Campbell family, particularly Perciphull Campbell, Sr.
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 80002881, listed December 8, 1980. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | SR 1832, Union Grove |
|---|---|
| County | Iredell County |
| Listed | December 8, 1980 |
| Reference number | 80002881 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | c. 1820-1850 |
| Architectural style | Carolina I-house; transitional Georgian-Federal detail |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Occupied by the present owner, per the document; the house is otherwise described as largely unaltered in its interior finish. |
| Acreage | 18 |
| Coordinates | 36.04202, -80.84194 (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 80002881.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q19460786
- This listing as JSON
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