Boggan-Hammond House and Alexander Little Wing is a historic home located at Wadesboro,

Anson County, North Carolina Anson County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,055. Its county seat is Wadesboro. History The county was formed in 1750 from Bladen County. It was named for George Anson, Ba ...

. The original section was built about 1787, and is a restored one-story frame

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style structure. The house was built by Captain Patrick Boggan, a Revolutionary War veteran who was one of the founders of the town of Wadesboro, for his daughter, Nellie. A two-story frame wing was added in 1839. In the 20th century the original house was separated from the wing and placed behind it. The buildings were opened to the public as house museums in 1970. It was listed on the

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in 1972. It is located in the

Wadesboro Downtown Historic District The Wadesboro Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina. It included 81 contributing buildings, one contributing structure and one contributing object (Confederate Memorial M ...

, on East Wade Street (County Road 1135), and is in the care of the Anson County Historical Society.

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Boggan-Hammond House (Anson County Historical Society)
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