The 18th-century Boggan-Hammond House, the first restored historic building in Anson County, was built by Capt. Patrick Boggan, donor of the land for the town of Wadesborough. Chartered as New Town in 1783, the present name of the county seat was adopted in 1878. Boggan and his brother-in-law, Col. Thomas Wade, were among the founders of the town. Patrick Boggan was a Revolutionary War leader and an ardent Anson Regulator.
The Boggan-Hammond House was built by Boggan for his daughter Nellie who married William Hammond. The house is furnished in period furnishings which include a rope bed with trundle, a flax wheel and an arm chair that belonged to the Boggans. The colors used in the house are original as are the floors.
Alexander Little Wing
This name designates the 19th-century portion of the house, built and added to the original structure in 1839 by Alexander Little, who purchased the property from Dr. Thomas D. Parke. The furnishings of the house include a butler's desk, a Pembroke table and a Hepplewhite chest. Patchwork quilts and hand-woven coverlids are used in each of the houses.
The museums have been awarded the Cannon Cup by the NC Society for Preservation of Antiquities and the Halifax Resolves Award presented by the Historic Halifax Restoration Association. In 1972 the houses were entered on the prestigious National Register of Historical Places.
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