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Shady Oaks

Coordinates: 36°22′49″N 78°8′32″W / 36.38028°N 78.14222°W / 36.38028; -78.14222
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Shady Oaks
Shady Oaks is located in North Carolina
Shady Oaks
Shady Oaks is located in the United States
Shady Oaks
LocationSE of Warrenton on SR 1600, near Warrenton, North Carolina
Coordinates36°22′49″N 78°8′32″W / 36.38028°N 78.14222°W / 36.38028; -78.14222
Area7 acres (2.8 ha)
Builtc. 1815 (1815)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.76001346[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 15, 1976

Shady Oaks, also known as the Cheek-Twitty House, is a historic plantation house located near Warrenton, Warren County, North Carolina.

Overview

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It was built about 1815, and is a tripartite Federal style frame dwelling. It consists of a rather narrow two-story central block, flanked by perpendicular two-bay wings, with one-story frame additions. It is sheathed in weatherboard, has a gable roof, and one-story shed porch.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Catherine W. Cockshutt and Panthea Twitty (November 1975). "Shady Oaks" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.