Hollingsworth-Hines Farm
Why it's listed
Near Turkey in eastern Sampson County, this 80-acre farmstead is built around the county's only known surviving two-story log house. The log core was built about 1785 to 1800 for Zebulon Hollingsworth, a Revolutionary War militia veteran, on land from his father Henry, an early large landholder. Soon after the Civil War the house was moved about 400 yards to its present site and enlarged with a west room, a center-hall plan and an engaged porch. Interior log walls with full-dovetail notching were refinished and exposed in 1967. Around the house stand roughly two dozen older outbuildings, including two log smokehouses, a six-stall barn, two packhouses, a family cemetery and an unusual group of three connected tobacco barns found nowhere else in the county. Sycamores, oaks, cedars and catalpas shade the grounds. The property was recognized for its farm complex, its link to the Hollingsworth family and its rare early log construction. It remains in the family's hands as a working farm.
Significance in brief: The house is the only known surviving two-story log house in Sampson County, and the farm has the largest intact collection of outbuildings in the county. It is tied to the early landowning Hollingsworth family. The reviewer accepted it under Criteria A and C, noting that Criterion B was not well justified.
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 86000547, listed March 17, 1986. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | SR 1926 S of SR 1004, Turkey |
|---|---|
| County | Sampson County |
| Listed | March 17, 1986 |
| Reference number | 86000547 |
| Resource type | District |
| Architect / builder | unknown (log section built for Zebulon Hollingsworth) |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Agriculture, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Occupied by the owner's family and still an active farm; condition marked excellent. |
| Acreage | 80 |
| Coordinates | 34.94031, -78.16872 (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 86000547.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q19880292
- This listing as JSON
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