Perciphull Campbell House
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Perciphull Campbell House | |
 Perciphull Campbell House in 1981 | |
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| Location | SR 1832, near Union Grove, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°02′32.6″N 80°50′35″W / 36.042389°N 80.84306°W |
| Area | 18 acres (7.3 ha) |
| Built | c. 1820 |
| MPS | Iredell County MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 80002881[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 8, 1980 |
Perciphull Campbell House is a historic home located near Union Grove in Iredell County, North Carolina. The house was built about 1820 by Perciphull Campbell and is a two-story, frame I-house dwelling. It has a gable roof, stone foundation, and exterior chimneys with stuccoed brick stacks. Also on the property is the contributing smokehouse.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
The Perciphull Campbell House, located above Hunting Creek in the rolling hills near the northern edge of Iredell County, is an undisturbed example of the solid but unpretentious Piedmont Carolina dwelling of the type sometimes labelled "I-House".[2]
Probably built circa 1820, the Campbell House is a two-story, gable-roofed frame building on dry-laid stone foundation. The exterior stone chimneys have stuccoed brick stacks. The 3x2 bay main body of the house is complemented by a shed porch across the front and shed rooms across the rear. Both front and rear doors are replacements, but the windows still retain 6/6 sash. The front porch is nicely detailed with flush siding, bold chamfered posts with Lamb's tongue, and molded railing.[2]
The interior of the house follows a hall and parlor plan. There was once a partition creating a center hall. The walls of the interior are flush sheathed. Each of the two downstairs has a massive fireplace with transitional Georgian/Federal Style mantel. While the mantels differ somewhat in detail, each is segmentally arched above the firebox and has side pilasters, a paneled frieze, and a heavy multi-layered shelf which is blocked outward at each corner and in the center. These mantels bear a strong similarity to the one found at the John R. Campbell House, located about one and a half miles west of the Perciphull Campbell House. A partially enclosed stairway winds from the right hand room upward to the second story. The second story consists of one large room covered with hand-planed, random-width sheathing. The only interior alterations consist primarily of linoleum-covered floors downstairs and plywood paneling and tile ceiling in the left-hand first story room.[2]
Several related structures are found west of the house. Of particular interest is the smoke-house, which probably dates from the same period as the house. This weather-boarded structure features a gable roof with deep overhang on the front end and a batten door with the same type of strap hinges as those found in the house. On the side closest to the house is a stone well. Northwest of the well is a frame corn crib which appears to be of later date than the house. In an open field across the road is a frame tenant building of the late 19th-early 20th century era.[2]
Near the south end of the property runs Hunting Creek. A modern bridge on SR 1832 now crosses the creek, but in earlier years a covered bridge had been at the site. Just east of the bridge was the Perciphull Campbell grist mill, which is no longer standing.[2]
Long associated with the Perciphull Campbell House are several outbuildings, at least one of which (a smokehouse) appears to date from the approximate time of the house's construction. There has, in addition, been a long association between the house and a gristmill which was located on the northern side of Hunting Creek just across the small country road which is now SR 132. As early as 1800 a tub mill was being operated on or near this site by John Campbell. In 1850 and 1860 a mill was being operated on this site by Perciphull Campbell, Jr. This mill continued in operation until well into the twentieth century, being indicated as "Campbell's Mill" at least as late as 1917. The mill remained standing until the 1930s, located just beneath a covered bridge which formerly spanned Hunting Creek at this point.[2]
