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Tusculum (Arcola, North Carolina)

Coordinates: 36°17′04″N 78°01′07″W / 36.28444°N 78.01861°W / 36.28444; -78.01861
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Tusculum
Tusculum (Arcola, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
Tusculum (Arcola, North Carolina)
Tusculum (Arcola, North Carolina) is located in the United States
Tusculum (Arcola, North Carolina)
LocationSE of Warrenton off SR 1635, near Arcola, North Carolina
Coordinates36°17′04″N 78°01′07″W / 36.28444°N 78.01861°W / 36.28444; -78.01861
Area20 acres (8.1 ha)
Builtc. 1835 (1835)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.74001386[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 23, 1974

Tusculum is a historic plantation house located near Arcola, Warren County, North Carolina. It was built about 1835, and is a two-story, five-bay, late Federal style frame dwelling. It has a gable roof, is sheathed in weatherboard, and has later shed roof porch. The front facade features a Palladian doorway with paneled pilasters and fanlight.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[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. ^ Survey and Planning Unit Staff (October 1974). "Tusculum" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.