Jesse Benbow House II

Jesse Benbow House II
Location NC 150, near Oak Ridge, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°9′50″N 80°00′08″W / 36.16389°N 80.00222°WCoordinates: 36°9′50″N 80°00′08″W / 36.16389°N 80.00222°W
Area 15.2 acres (6.2 ha)
Built 1858
Architectural style Greek Revival
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 83001885[1]
Added to NRHP September 8, 1983

Jesse Benbow House II is a historic home located near Oak Ridge, Guilford County, North Carolina. It was built in 1858, and is a two-story, three-bay, double-pile vernacular Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It has a low hipped roof and has a long one-story gable-roofed rear ell. Also on the property are the contributing horse barn, smokehouse, granary, woodshed or "summerhouse," greenhouse, chicken coop, and large barn.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. Paul Fomberg (n.d.). "Jesse Benbow House II" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.