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Henry Seawell Brown and Mary Jane English Farmstead

Coordinates: 35°51′57″N 81°57′13″W / 35.86583°N 81.95361°W / 35.86583; -81.95361
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Henry Seawell Brown and Mary Jane English Farmstead
Henry Seawell Brown and Mary Jane English Farmstead is located in North Carolina
Henry Seawell Brown and Mary Jane English Farmstead
Henry Seawell Brown and Mary Jane English Farmstead is located in the United States
Henry Seawell Brown and Mary Jane English Farmstead
Location15956 U.S. Route 221 North, near Ashford, North Carolina
Coordinates35°51′57″N 81°57′13″W / 35.86583°N 81.95361°W / 35.86583; -81.95361
Area21 acres (8.5 ha)
Built1916 (1916)
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.09000685[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 3, 2009

Henry Seawell Brown and Mary Jane English Farmstead, also known as the Brown Family Farm, is a historic home and farm located near Ashford, McDowell County, North Carolina. The farmhouse was built in 1916, and is 1+12-story, three-bay, frame dwelling with Queen Anne and Colonial Revival style design elements. It has a two-story portico, triangular pedimented front gable, hip-roofed dormers, fish-scale shingles, and one-story wraparound front porch. It has a two-story rear ell. Also on the property are a contributing barn and garage (1920s).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[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. ^ Marvin A. Brown (December 2008). "Henry Seawell Brown and Mary Jane English Farmstead" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.