Bower-Cox House
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| Location | SW of Scottville on SR 1595, near Scottville, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°26′43″N 81°21′52″W / 36.44528°N 81.36444°W |
| Area | 8 acres (3.2 ha) |
| Built | c. 1820 |
| Architect | George Bower |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian, Federal, Late Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 76001303[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 7, 1976 |
Bower-Cox House is a historic house located on SR 1595 southwest of Scottville, Ashe County, North Carolina. It is locally significant for its association with its builder and owners.
Description and history
[edit]The original section was built about 1820, and is a two-story, Late Federal style block with a one-story shed-roof porch. A Late Victorian addition, now regarded as the "front" of the house, is a two-story frame block with a one-story shed-roof porch on one side and a two-story porch on the opposite.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 1976.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Davyd Foard Hood; Michael T. Southern & Joe A. Mobley (June 1976). "Bower-Cox House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Federal architecture in North Carolina
- Victorian architecture in North Carolina
- Houses completed in 1820
- Houses in Ashe County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Ashe County, North Carolina
- Western North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs