Feimster House
Why it's listed
Built ca. 1790-1810 on a rural Iredell County site near Statesville, this one-and-one-half story frame house has a steep gable roof, fieldstone foundation and a three-room Quaker plan with a loft. Its molded siding, cove cornice and batten doors blend Georgian detail with Federal-era finish, and the interior keeps beaded sheathing and a plastered loft fireplace. A kitchen wing and porches were removed, yet the house is regarded as one of the oldest remaining in the county and as a rare, little-altered survivor of small 18th- and early 19th-century dwellings. It was built for William Feimster, a Revolutionary War veteran who ran a forge, gristmill and mercantile business with his son Abner, whose store housed the Liberty Hill post office. The house is significant for its agrarian ties to the county's economy, its association with Feimster's local prominence, and its representation of Piedmont domestic building traditions.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the house is among the oldest surviving houses in Iredell County and is a rare, little-altered example of small 18th- and early 19th-century dwellings. Its transitional Georgian-Federal finish and Quaker plan are seen as representative of early rural architecture in the county and the Piedmont. It is also associated with William Feimster, a Revolutionary War veteran and locally prominent farmer, and with the county's late 18th- and early 19th-century agrarian economy.
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 82003472, listed June 24, 1982. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | SR 1516, Statesville |
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| County | Iredell County |
| Listed | June 24, 1982 |
| Reference number | 82003472 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Transitional Georgian-Federal; Quaker plan |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Somewhat deteriorated; kitchen wing and porches have been removed. |
| Acreage | 116 |
| Coordinates | 35.87302, -80.97637 (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 82003472.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q19461724
- This listing as JSON
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