Sloan, Dr. David Dickson, Farm
Why it's listed
Dr. David Dickson Sloan Farm is a one-story, center-hall Greek Revival house built about 1849 on the bank of the South River near Garland. The land was a gift from the wife's father, John Cromartie. The house has a pedimented portico with Doric capitals, six-over-six windows, and peaked, battered surrounds with dog-ears used throughout the exterior and interior, an unusual application. A rare surviving plaster ceiling medallion decorates the hall. Attached are a kitchen ell and a small cook's house. Surviving outbuildings include a frame potato cellar, a grape arbor, a section of paling fence and a ca. 1920 garage. The sites of slave houses, barns, a dairy, a smokehouse and Dr. Sloan's office are also recorded. Sloan was a leading physician, and Garland was once called Sloan's Crossing after the bridge on his land. The farm was recognized as a prime example of a pre-Civil War planter's farmstead, and as the county's finest rural Greek Revival house. It has remained in the Sloan family since it was built.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the house is the finest rural Greek Revival house, and the county's finest one-story Greek Revival cottage, with a pedimented portico and unusual battered, dog-eared surrounds used inside and out. It is also a prime example of a pre-Civil War planter's farmstead on a river. It was the home of Dr. Sloan, a leading local physician, and has remained in the Sloan family.
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 86000579, listed March 17, 1986. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | US 701 N of the South River, Garland |
|---|---|
| County | Sampson County |
| Listed | March 17, 1986 |
| Reference number | 86000579 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1849 |
| Architect / builder | Unknown |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Social History |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Listed in excellent to good condition; the house is occupied and used as a private residence and agriculture, with four surviving outbuildings and several archaeological sites. |
| Acreage | 426 |
| Coordinates | 34.77316, -78.39291 (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 86000579.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q21187989
- This listing as JSON
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