Hinton Rowan Helper House
Historic house in North Carolina. Added to the National Register in 1973, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Hinton Rowan Helper House is a historic house on United States Route 64 outside Mocksville, Davie County, North Carolina. Built on land that once belonged to Daniel Boone, it was the childhood and early adult home of Hinton Rowan Helper (1829-1909) whose The Impending Crisis of the South was an influential antislavery work that inflamed tensions in 1860. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places and declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973.
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The record
| Register name | Helper, Hinton Rowan, House |
| Property type | Building |
| Address | U.S. 64 off I-40, Mocksville, NC |
| County | Davie County |
| Listed | Nov 7, 1973 |
| Listed for | Politics and government |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | Evans Place |
| Reference number | 73001336 |
| Type of place | house |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 building |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | U.S. 64 off I-40, Mocksville, NC |
| Coordinates | 35.9071° N, 80.6045° W · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Guilford Courthouse National Military Park · 45 miles · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | W. Kerr Scott Visitor Assistance Center Conference Room 38 miles · Dam Site Shelter 38 miles · Fish Dam Creek Park 38 miles |
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Guidebooks to historic places in North Carolina
Tar Heel History On Foot Great Walks Through 400 Years Of North Carolinas Fascinating PastLynn Setzer, 2013Find at Bookshop.org
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Questions people ask
When was Hinton Rowan Helper House listed on the National Register?
Nov 7, 1973. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Where is Hinton Rowan Helper House?
U.S. 64 off I-40, Mocksville, Davie County, North Carolina. The nearest national park unit is Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, 45 miles away.
Where is the nomination form for Hinton Rowan Helper House?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Are there campgrounds near Hinton Rowan Helper House?
Three federal campgrounds are within reach. The closest is W. Kerr Scott Visitor Assistance Center Conference Room, 38 miles away. Dam Site Shelter is 38 miles away, and Fish Dam Creek Park is 38 miles away.
Source: Campsite Atlas
Is there cell service at Hinton Rowan Helper House?
FCC coverage maps show Verizon 4G LTE and AT&T 4G LTE at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
Sources
Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 73001336. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.