Person-McGhee Farm

Person-McGhee Farm
The historic Person-McGhee Farm located near Franklinton, North Carolina.
Location US 1, Franklinton, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°09′36″N 78°27′11″W / 36.16000°N 78.45306°W / 36.16000; -78.45306Coordinates: 36°09′36″N 78°27′11″W / 36.16000°N 78.45306°W / 36.16000; -78.45306
Area 500 acres (200 ha)
Built c. 1800 (1800)
Architectural style Mixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
NRHP Reference # 79003343[1]
Added to NRHP June 26, 1979

Person-McGhee Farm is a historic farm complex located at 5631 U.S. Highway 1 in Franklinton, Franklin County, North Carolina, about 4 miles (6 kilometers) north of town. The earliest section of the house was built sometime between 1770 and 1820, and is a three-bay, two-story frame dwelling over a stone-walled cellar. It has double shouldered brick end chimneys. In the 1890s, a large 2 1/2-story Queen Anne / Colonial Revival style section was added to the original Federal period dwelling. Also on the property are the contributing tenant house (1860s-1870s), a water tower, smokehouse, cattle barn, three log tobacco barns, and several sheds.[2]

The farm was threatened during a wildfire which occurred on February 10, 2008.[3] Two old sheds were destroyed, but the rest of the property was able to be saved.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Keith N. Morgan and Joe Mobley (n.d.). "Person-McGhee Farm" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
  3. WNCN TV Channel 17 (Raleigh, NC) -- Weekend Wildfires Force Some to Flee Their Homes by Steve Sbraccia (February 12, 2008), Retrieved May 6, 2015.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, May 06, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.