Nash-Hooper House

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Nash-Hooper House
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Nash-Hooper House
Nash-Hooper House
Location: 118 W. Tryon St., Hillsborough, North Carolina
Coordinates: 36°4′3″N 79°6′3″W / 36.0675, -79.10083Coordinates: 36°4′3″N 79°6′3″W / 36.0675, -79.10083
Built/Founded: 1782
Architect: Unknown
Architectural style(s): No Style Listed
Designated as NHL: November 11, 1971[1]
Added to NRHP: November 11, 1971[2]
NRHP Reference#: 71000610
Governing body: Private

Nash-Hooper House, also known as William Hooper House is a site significant for its association with Francis Nash and William Hooper. Nash, who was an "American Revolutionary War hero and general who was killed at the Battle of Germantown in 1777, had built the house in 1772. William Hooper, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, purchased the home in 1782 and lived there until his death in 1790.[3]

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1971.[1][3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Nash-Hooper House. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2008-02-26.
  2. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  3. ^ a b Charles W. Snell (March 27, 1971), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Nash-Hooper House (William Hooper House)PDF (32 KB), National Park Service  and Accompanying two photos, exterior, from 1969 and 1971PDF (32 KB)


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