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William Thomas O'Brien House

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William Thomas O'Brien House
William Thomas O'Brien House is located in North Carolina
William Thomas O'Brien House
Location820 Wilkerson Ave., Durham, North Carolina
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1890 (1890)
Architectural styleGothic, Vernacular Victorian
MPSDurham MRA
NRHP reference No.85001777[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 9, 1985

William Thomas O'Brien House is a historic home located at Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. It was built about 1890, and is a two-story, Gothic Revival style frame dwelling. It has a center hall plan and features a one-story wraparound porch, an original embossed tin shingle roof, and projecting bays. It was the home of William Thomas O'Brien, who perfected the Bonsack machine for the W. Duke Sons & Company.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Patricia S. Dickinson (December 1983). "William Thomas O'Brien House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.