Logan, George W., House
Also known as: Jobe Hill
Why it's listed
Jobe Hill is a one-story frame house of Georgian plan built ca. 1842 on a rise above the Second Broad River in north-central Rutherford County, North Carolina. Judge George W. Logan built it on land bought in 1840, and he later rented it out after moving to Rutherfordton. The house keeps its original double-leaf doors, pine floors, and parts of its beaded and flush sheathing, along with later changes from the 1890s and 1985. Its outbuildings include a smokehouse, granary, corncrib, brick dairy, and a log barn. The house is regarded as a rare example of its plan type in the western piedmont. Logan, a clerk, solicitor, legislator, and Unionist, is linked to the property, and the Allen and Jobe families who later farmed the land are also associated with it. The farm complex records rural subsistence farming through the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the house is a rare example in the western piedmont of an antebellum one-story Georgian-plan structure, a plan more common in eastern North Carolina. It also identifies the house with Judge George W. Logan, a state legislator and Unionist attorney, and with later farming families, and its outbuildings are said to reflect rural subsistence farming in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
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 86000312, listed February 20, 1986. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | SR 1555 at US 64, Rutherfordton |
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| County | Rutherford County |
| Listed | February 20, 1986 |
| Reference number | 86000312 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | ca. 1842 |
| Architectural style | Georgian-plan |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Politics/Government, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Rehabilitated by its current owners beginning in 1985; outbuildings in poor condition and being stabilized. |
| Acreage | 13.4 |
| Coordinates | 35.41690, -81.89898 (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 86000312.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q19986839
- This listing as JSON
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