Wildwood (Semora, North Carolina)

Coordinates: 36°27′20″N 79°11′47″W / 36.45556°N 79.19639°W / 36.45556; -79.19639
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Wildwood
Front of the house
Wildwood (Semora, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
Wildwood (Semora, North Carolina)
Wildwood (Semora, North Carolina) is located in the United States
Wildwood (Semora, North Carolina)
Location5680 Stephenton Rd., near Semora, North Carolina
Coordinates36°27′20″N 79°11′47″W / 36.45556°N 79.19639°W / 36.45556; -79.19639
Area4.1 acres (1.7 ha)
Built1893 (1893)
Built byMcCain & Buntin
ArchitectJ.K. McIver
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.01001076[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 5, 2001

Wildwood, also known as the Monroe Long House and Taylor Long Homeplace, is a historic home located near Semora, Caswell County, North Carolina. It was built in 1893, and is a two-story, frame T-shaped I-house. It has a two-story rear service wing. It sits on a brick foundation and is sheathed in weatherboard. It has Queen Anne and Greek Revival style design elements. Also on the property are a contributing smokehouse (c. 1895) and two original log tobacco barns (c. 1890).[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ James M. Long (March 2001). "Wildwood" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.