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Belvidere (Williamsboro, North Carolina)

Coordinates: 36°28′14″N 78°23′05″W / 36.47056°N 78.38472°W / 36.47056; -78.38472
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Belvidere
Belvidere (Williamsboro, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
Belvidere (Williamsboro, North Carolina)
Belvidere (Williamsboro, North Carolina) is located in the United States
Belvidere (Williamsboro, North Carolina)
LocationNC 1329, NE end, near Williamsboro, North Carolina
Coordinates36°28′14″N 78°23′05″W / 36.47056°N 78.38472°W / 36.47056; -78.38472
Area15.8 acres (6.4 ha)
Built1850 (1850)
ArchitectJacob W. Holt
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No.92001603[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 12, 1992

Belvidere, also known as the Boyd House, is a historic plantation house located near Williamsboro, Vance County, North Carolina. It is attributed to architect Jacob W. Holt and built about 1850. It is a two-story, double-pile frame Greek Revival / Italianate style frame dwelling. It has a high hipped roof with bracketed eaves. The front facade features a full-width porch with hipped roof and brackets. Also on the property is a contributing one-story, heavy timber-frame school house (c. 1850).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[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. ^ David R. Black (August 1992). "Belvidere" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.