Vernon Place
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Vernon Place | |
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| Location | North of Como off US 258, near Como, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°30′15″N 76°59′59″W / 36.50417°N 76.99972°WCoordinates: 36°30′15″N 76°59′59″W / 36.50417°N 76.99972°W |
| Area | 100 acres (40 ha) |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Federal, Colonial Revival |
| Governing body | Private |
| NRHP Reference # | 82003469[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 29, 1982 |
Vernon Place, also known as the Cowper-Taylor House, is a historic plantation home located near Como, Hertford County, North Carolina. It is dated to the late-1820s, and is a two-story, five bay, "T"-plan, transitional Federal / Greek Revival frame dwelling. It has a low-pitched, gable roof and Colonial Revival style one-story hip-roof wraparound porch added about 1900. Also on the property are the contributing one-room, 1 1/2-story frame Federal style house, wellhouse, and a Delco plant.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ Margaret L. Stephenson and Bruce S. Cheeseman (September 1980). "Vernon Place" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
