Alfred Dockery House

Alfred Dockery House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Alfred Dockery House, March 2007
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Location	E side SR 1005, 0.1 mile S of jct. with SR 1143, near Rockingham, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°0′38″N79°48′48″W / 35.01056°N 79.81333°W / 35.01056; -79.81333
Area	130 acres (53 ha)
Built	c. 1840 (1840), 1951
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	86003350 [1]
Added to NRHP	November 20, 1986

Alfred Dockery House is a historic plantation house located near Rockingham, Richmond County, North Carolina. It was built about 1840, and is a two-story, five-bay, brick dwelling with a low hipped roof in the Greek Revival style. The facade's brickwork is laid in Flemish bond. It rests on a brick foundation and has two ells. The house was restored in 1951. Also on the property are the contributing remains of an outbuilding and the remains of a water-powered mill. It was the home of Congressman and brigadier general of the Tennessee State Militia Alfred Dockery (1797-1875). ^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Beth Thomas (September 1986). "Alfred Dockery House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2015.