Latham House

Latham House
Location 311 E. Main St., Plymouth, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°52′1″N 76°44′46″W / 35.86694°N 76.74611°W / 35.86694; -76.74611Coordinates: 35°52′1″N 76°44′46″W / 35.86694°N 76.74611°W / 35.86694; -76.74611
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built c. 1850 (1850)
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 76001348[1]
Added to NRHP December 12, 1976

Latham House is a historic home located at Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina. It was built about 1850, and is a two-story, three bay by two bay, Greek Revival style frame dwelling on a high basement. It has a cross-gable roof, hip roofed wraparound porch, and is sheathed in weatherboard. Plymouth citizens are believed to have taken refuge in its basement during the Battle of Plymouth in 1864.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1] It is located in the Plymouth Historic District.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Janet K. Seapker and John B. Flowers, III (n.d.). "Latham House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.


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