It is located on North Carolina Route 1307, about 4 miles (6.4 km) from the county seat, Hayesville.

The 1+1⁄2-story log structure was built c. 1838 by John C. Moore, not long after the forced removal of the Cherokee from the area.

[2] John C. Moore is acknowledged as Clay County's first white settler.

He began homesteading in the area as early as 1833, and claimed the land around this house after the Cherokee removal.

This article about a property in Clay County, North Carolina on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.