James Newsome House

James Newsome House
Location 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Ahoskie on NC 350, near Ahoskie, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°16′44″N 76°03′22″W / 36.27889°N 76.05611°W / 36.27889; -76.05611Coordinates: 36°16′44″N 76°03′22″W / 36.27889°N 76.05611°W / 36.27889; -76.05611
Area 103 acres (42 ha)
Built by Hollomon, Drew
Architectural style Federal
NRHP Reference # 84000803[1]
Added to NRHP December 28, 1984

James Newsome House, also known as Wynnewood, is a historic plantation house located near Ahoskie, Hertford County, North Carolina. It was built in the 1820s or 1830s, and is a two-story, three bay Federal style frame dwelling. It has a gable roof, beaded siding, and brick chimneys with free-standing stacks at the gable ends. Also on the property are the contributing slave cabin, smokehouse, large barn, and plantation office.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Marshall Bullock (March 1984). "James Newsome House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.


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