Matthew Moore House

Matthew Moore House
Matthew Moore House, September 2014
Location W of Danbury, Moores Springs, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°26′6″N 80°17′32″W / 36.43500°N 80.29222°W / 36.43500; -80.29222Coordinates: 36°26′6″N 80°17′32″W / 36.43500°N 80.29222°W / 36.43500; -80.29222
Area 9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built c. 1786 (1786)
Built by Moore, Matthew
NRHP Reference # 74001375[1]
Added to NRHP October 29, 1974

Matthew Moore House is historic home located at Moores Springs, Stokes County, North Carolina. It was built about 1786, and is a small 1 1/2-story brick cottage on a raised fieldstone basement. It has segmental-arched openings and the interior follows a simple Quaker plans. It was the home of Matthew Moore, an early and prominent settler and a large landowner in Stokes County.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Survey and Planning Unit Staff (June 1974). "Matthew Moore House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-05-01.


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