Nash-Hooper House, also known as William Hooper House is a site significant for its association with Francis Nash

Francis Nash

Francis Nash was a brigadier general killed in the American Revolutionary War.Nash was born in Prince Edward County, Virginia. At an early age he became prominent as a North Carolina merchant, attorney, and justice of the peace; experiences which eventually led to a seat in the North Carolina...

 and William Hooper

William Hooper

William Hooper was an American lawyer, politician, and a member of the Continental Congress representing North Carolina from 1774 through 1777...

. Nash, who was an "American Revolutionary War hero and general who was killed at the Battle of Germantown

Battle of Germantown

The Battle of Germantown, a battle in the Philadelphia campaign of the American Revolutionary War, was fought on October 4, 1777, at Germantown, Pennsylvania between the British army led by Sir William Howe and the American army under George Washington...

 in 1777, had built the house in 1772. William Hooper, a signer of the Declaration of Independence

Declaration of independence

A declaration of independence is an assertion of the independence of an aspiring state or states. Such places are usually declared from part or all of the territory of another nation or failed nation, or are breakaway territories from within the larger state...

, purchased the home in 1782 and lived there until his death in 1790.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark

National Historic Landmark

A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...

in 1971.