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Eugene Wilson Hodges Farm

Eugene Wilson Hodges Farm: Colonial Revival, National Register listed 1991-02-21.

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Recorded location
2900 Rocky River Church Rd., Charlotte
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Recorded address2900 Rocky River Church Rd., Charlotte
Architectural styleColonial Revival
National Registerref 91000077, listed 1991-02-21
Research depthdossier, independently sourced

What we established, and from where

  • The farm comprises approximately 187 acres of farmland, farmhouse and outbuildings north-east of Charlotte.

    independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-17

  • Family accounts record that Hodges designed the house himself and used lumber from his own land to build it.

    independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-17

  • The house is distinguished by a triple-A roof covered with patterned slate shingles.

    independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-17

  • The 1944 settlement of the estate recorded farm production including 600 bushels of corn.

    independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-17

  • The estate included tenant farmers entitled to a partial interest in the cotton crop.

    independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-17

The primary source

The National Register nomination is the fullest account of this property that exists, written by a researcher and reviewed by the State Historic Preservation Office. The nomination (National Park Service).

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