Shaw-Cude House is a historic home located near Colfax,

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. It consists of two principal sections: a single-pen, -story log structure with an exterior end chimney, probably erected between 1790 and 1800; and the larger -story block, of brick construction, probably built about 1809. The house incorporates Late Georgian and

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style design elements and embodies stylistic elements of

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architecture. It was listed on the

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in 1982.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Georgian architecture in North Carolina Greek Revival houses in North Carolina Houses completed in 1790 Houses in Guilford County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Guilford County, North Carolina {{GuilfordCountyNC-NRHP-stub