William R. Davie House

William R. Davie House
Location Norman St., Halifax, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°19′52″N 77°35′31″W / 36.33111°N 77.59194°W / 36.33111; -77.59194Coordinates: 36°19′52″N 77°35′31″W / 36.33111°N 77.59194°W / 36.33111; -77.59194
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built c.1785
NRHP Reference # 73001348[1]
Added to NRHP June 19, 1973

The William R. Davie House, on Norman St. in Halifax, Halifax County, North Carolina, is a historic house with significance dating from 1783. William R. Davie (1754–1820) was born in England. He was involved in the American Revolution, and served in the North Carolina legislature.[2] The house, also known as Loretta, was built on five acres that Davie bought in 1783. It was built starting probably in about 1785.[2] It is a large two-story, frame side-hall plan house beneath a gable roof. It has a two-story wing raised from an earlier one-story wing and a number of one-story rear additions. The house is sheathed in weatherboard and rests on a brick foundation.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "Historic Halifax: The People: William R. Davie".
  3. Survey and Planning Unit Staff (May 1973). "William R. Davie House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-12-01.


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