Alfred and Martha Jane Thompson House and Williams Barn

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Alfred and Martha Jane Thompson House and Williams Barn
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LocationNC 1314, 0.4 miles W of NC 58, near New Hope, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°48′36″N77°57′18″W / 35.81000°N 77.95500°W / 35.81000; -77.95500
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Builtc. 1895 (1895), c. 1930
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No. 02000007 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 14, 2002

Alfred and Martha Jane Thompson House and Williams Barn is a historic home located near New Hope, Wilson County, North Carolina. It was built in approximately 1895, and is a one-story, three-bay, frame double-pile dwelling with Greek Revival and Italianate style design elements. It is sheathed in weatherboard and has a brick pier foundation and an engaged front porch. The property also contains a gambrel roofed barn built about 1930. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [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. Beth Keane (August 2001). "Alfred and Martha Jane Thompson House and Williams Barn" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-07-01.