Thompson House (Wake Forest, North Carolina)
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| Location | 2528 Old NC Highway 98, near Wake Forest, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°58′10″N 78°34′8″W / 35.96944°N 78.56889°W |
| Area | 2.1 acres (0.85 ha) |
| Built | c. 1853 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 05001030[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 15, 2005 |
Thompson House, also known as the William Thompson House, is a historic plantation house located near Wake Forest, Wake County, North Carolina. It was built about 1853, and is a two-story, three-bay Greek Revival-style frame dwelling. It is sheathed in weatherboard, sits on a fieldstone foundation, and has four brick chimneys, two on each side. Also on the property is a contributing 1+1⁄2-story barn (c. 1853). The house and barn were moved to its present location in 2004.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Edward Salo (March 2005). "Thompson House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
Categories:
- Plantation houses in North Carolina
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Greek Revival houses in North Carolina
- Houses completed in 1853
- Houses in Wake County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Wake County, North Carolina
- Wake County, North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs