Hinton Rowan Helper House
Historic house in North Carolina, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 (published 1857) 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.[2][3]
Quick Facts Location, Coordinates ...
Hinton Rowan Helper House | |
Location | U.S. Route 64 east of Interstate 40, Mocksville, North Carolina |
---|---|
Coordinates | 35°54′25″N 80°36′6.7″W |
Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
Built | 1829 |
NRHP reference No. | 73001336 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 7, 1973[1] |
Designated NHL | November 7, 1973[2] |
Close