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°W / 36.16389; -80.00222Coordinates: 36°9′50″N 80°00′08″W / 36.16389°N 80.00222°W / 36.16389; -80.00222
Area 15.2 acres (6.2 ha)
Built 1858 (1858)
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 83001885[1]
Added to NRHP September 8, 1983

The Jesse Benbow House II is a historic house located near Oak Ridge, Guilford County, North Carolina.

Description and history

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 on September 8, 1983.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  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.


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