Dean Farm (Louisburg, North Carolina)

Dean Farm
Location 6 miles E of Louisburg on NC 56, near Louisburg, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°5′21″N 78°10′46″W / 36.08917°N 78.17944°W / 36.08917; -78.17944Coordinates: 36°5′21″N 78°10′46″W / 36.08917°N 78.17944°W / 36.08917; -78.17944
Area 20 acres (8.1 ha)
Built c. 1842 (1842)
Architectural style Greek Revival, Federal
NRHP Reference # 75001267[1]
Added to NRHP May 2, 1975

Dean Farm is a historic farm complex and national historic district located near Louisburg, Franklin County, North Carolina. The district encompasses two contributing buildings, one contributing site, and two contributing structures. The farmhouse was built about 1842, and is a two-story, three bay, Federal / Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It has a gable roof and two large single-shoulder gable-end chimneys of large stone blocks. Also on the property are the contributing smokehouse, corn crib, harness room, and family cemetery.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Catherine W. Cockshutt (January 1975). "Dean Farm" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.


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