Graham, William A., Jr., Farm
Why it's listed
Near Kidville in eastern Lincoln County, this farm combines a late nineteenth-century frame farmhouse with several unusual outbuildings. The two-story house, built in 1894 after an earlier family home burned, has decorative gable ornaments, drop pendant brackets and an interior finished with alternating light and dark woods. Its most striking neighbor is a sixteen-sided "round barn" under a low polygonal roof and an eight-sided cupola. A dovetailed log outbuilding of unknown use and a board-and-batten smokehouse also survive. The farm belonged to William A. Graham Jr., son of the North Carolina governor of the same name. He served in the state senate, sat on the state board of agriculture and was Commissioner of Agriculture from 1908 until his death in 1923. Though politically conservative, he introduced new equipment to Lincoln County, including its first double-footed plow, reaper and weeder. Local tradition links the round barn to his experimental farming.
Significance in brief: The farm was the working experimental farmstead of William A. Graham Jr., a state senator, state board of agriculture member and Commissioner of Agriculture from 1908 to 1923. He used innovative farming methods here, and the unusual round barn is said to be an example of innovative agricultural design. The house is a well-built, representative post-war farmhouse.
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 77001004, listed May 6, 1977. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | S of Denver on SR 1360, Kidville |
|---|---|
| County | Lincoln County |
| Listed | May 6, 1977 |
| Reference number | 77001004 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1800-1899 |
| Areas of significance | Agriculture, Architecture |
| Level of significance | State |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Listed as in good condition and altered, on its original site; the house is a private residence and the form marks the property as both occupied and unoccupied. |
| Acreage | 9.9 |
| Coordinates | 35.47884, -81.06792 (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.
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 77001004.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q19462044
- This listing as JSON
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