Powell House (Fair Bluff, North Carolina)


Powell House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Main and Orange Sts., Fair Bluff, North Carolina
Coordinates	34°18′42″N 79°2′27″W / 34.31167°N 79.04083°W / 34.31167; -79.04083Coordinates: 34°18′42″N 79°2′27″W / 34.31167°N 79.04083°W / 34.31167; -79.04083
Area	less than one acre
Built	1803 (1803)
Architectural style	Federal, Vernacular Federal
NRHP Reference #	78001940^[1]
Added to NRHP	January 31, 1978

Powell House, also known as The Trading Post and Wooten-Powell House, is a historic home located at Fair Bluff, Columbus County, North Carolina The original section was built about 1803, and consisted of two equal-sized rooms. It is in a vernacular Federal style. It has several mid-to-late 19th century additions, which were made in several stages. The house is said to have functioned as a commercial outpost in the 19th century. It is one of the oldest buildings in Columbus County.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Ruth Little-Stokes and Jim Sumner (n.d.). "Powell House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.

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