Jesse Benbow House II
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| Location | NC 150, near Oak Ridge, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°9′50″N 80°00′08″W / 36.16389°N 80.00222°W |
| Area | 15.2 acres (6.2 ha) |
| Built | 1858 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 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
[edit]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]
Rumored to be a stop on the underground railway, with a false wall and under house access in the library. All owners of the house signatures located under the main staircase, dating back to Jesse Benbow II.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Greek Revival houses in North Carolina
- Houses completed in 1858
- Houses in Guilford County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Guilford County, North Carolina
- Guilford County, North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs