A. L. Spoon House

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A. L. Spoon House
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LocationNC 1107 N side, 0.7 miles SW of jct. with NC 1005, near Snow Camp, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°54′55″N79°31′16″W / 35.91528°N 79.52111°W / 35.91528; -79.52111 Coordinates: 35°54′55″N79°31′16″W / 35.91528°N 79.52111°W / 35.91528; -79.52111
Area2.2 acres (0.89 ha)
Built1834 (1834), c. 1850
Architectural styleLog
MPS Log Buildings in Alamance County MPS
NRHP reference No. 93001192 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 22, 1993

A. L. Spoon House is a historic home located near Snow Camp, Alamance County, North Carolina. The house consists of a two-story, hall-and-parlor plan log house, with a timber frame side wing added about 1850. Also on the property is a contributing a double-pen log barn. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Patricia S. Dickenson (March 1993). "A. L. Spoon House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.