Edwards-Franklin House


Edwards-Franklin House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Northwest of Dobson on SR 1331, near Dobson, North Carolina
Coordinates	36°27′24″N 80°49′13″W / 36.45667°N 80.82028°W / 36.45667; -80.82028Coordinates: 36°27′24″N 80°49′13″W / 36.45667°N 80.82028°W / 36.45667; -80.82028
Area	4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built	1799
Architect	Unknown
Architectural style	Georgian, Federal
NRHP Reference #	73001369^[1]
Added to NRHP	April 24, 1973

The Edwards-Franklin House, also known as the Bernard Franklin House, is a historic house located in Franklin Township in Surry County, North Carolina. It was built in 1799 by Gideon Edwards and was later occupied by congressional representative Meshack Franklin, brother of North Carolina governor Jesse Franklin (1820-1821). The house was restored by the Surry County Historical Society in 1973 and is open to visitors.^[2]^[3]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Mount Airy, North Carolina Tourism in the state of NC
↑ Survey and Planning Unit Staff (March 1973). "Bernard Franklin House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-05-01.

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