Hubbard, Benjamin, House
Why it's listed
Built in 1778 by John Dyer on land along the Burke Road in Wilkes County, North Carolina, this side-gabled log house has a single-pen, hall-and-parlor plan with V-notched logs, a full-length front porch, and a fieldstone chimney. John Dyer sold the property in 1784 to his son-in-law Benjamin Hubbard, who farmed it until his death in 1823 and amassed more than 1,300 acres. Frame additions were built on the east gable end in the 1790s, which provided extra bedrooms, and ca. 1870, which provided a kitchen. The house is regarded as an unusually well-finished example of late eighteenth-century log construction in the western foothills, with Federal-style mantels, tongue-and-groove flooring, and an enclosed winder stair. The two-story banked log barn, built in 1846 from logs given as a wedding gift, is regarded as an uncommon combination of barn forms in the county.
Significance in brief: The house is argued to be significant for its craftsmanship and quality materials, and as an excellent early hall-and-parlor, V-notched log house with two early frame additions. The nomination also argues the 1846 barn is an unusual hybrid of traditional barn forms not seen elsewhere in Wilkes County, with a cantilevered roof and multi-pen plan.
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 08001390, listed January 29, 2009. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | US 18 on the N., one mile E. of NC 1106, Moravian Falls |
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| County | Wilkes County |
| Listed | January 29, 2009 |
| Reference number | 08001390 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1778-ca. 1870 |
| Architectural style | Federal style mantels within a hall and parlor log house; V-notched log construction |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The house and barn are described as being in excellent condition. |
| Acreage | 22.6 |
| Coordinates | 36.09130, -81.20708 (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 08001390.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q20708809
- This listing as JSON
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