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Cowper-Thompson House

Coordinates: 36°26′43″N 77°5′49″W / 36.44528°N 77.09694°W / 36.44528; -77.09694
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Cowper-Thompson House
Cowper-Thompson House is located in North Carolina
Cowper-Thompson House
Cowper-Thompson House is located in the United States
Cowper-Thompson House
Location405 North St., Murfreesboro, North Carolina
Coordinates36°26′43″N 77°5′49″W / 36.44528°N 77.09694°W / 36.44528; -77.09694
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Builtc. 1790 (1790)
Architectural styleGeorgian, Federal
NRHP reference No.91001908[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 9, 1992

Cowper-Thompson House, also known as the William Cowper House and Reverend Thompson House, is a historic home located at Murfreesboro, Hertford County, North Carolina. It was built about 1790, and is a 1+12-story, five-bay, transitional Georgian / Federal style frame dwelling with a center-hall plan. It is sheathed in weatherboard and is connected to the original kitchen dependency by a new kitchen addition. The house was restored in 1978–1980.[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. ^ Davyd Foard Hood (September 1991). "Cowper-Thompson House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.