Vernon Place
Vernon Place | |
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| Location | North of Como off US 258, near Como, North Carolina |
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| Area | 100 acres (40 ha) |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Federal, Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 82003469[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 29, 1982 |
Vernon Place, also known as the Cowper-Taylor House, is a historic plantation house located near Como, Hertford County, North Carolina. It is dated to the late-1820s, and is a two-story, five bay, "T"-plan, transitional Federal / Greek Revival frame dwelling. It has a low-pitched, gable roof and Colonial Revival style one-story hip-roof wraparound porch added about 1900. Also on the property are the contributing one-room, 1 1/2-story frame Federal style house, wellhouse, and a Delco plant.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Margaret L. Stephenson and Bruce S. Cheeseman (September 1980). "Vernon Place" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
Categories:
- Plantation houses in North Carolina
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Federal architecture in North Carolina
- Greek Revival houses in North Carolina
- Colonial Revival architecture in North Carolina
- Houses in Hertford County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Hertford County, North Carolina
- Eastern North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs