Baker Farm (Bunn, North Carolina)

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Baker Farm
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LocationSW of Bunn on SR 1720, near Bunn, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°56′50″N78°18′40″W / 35.94726°N 78.31120°W / 35.94726; -78.31120
Area235 acres (95 ha)
Built1856 (1856)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 82001297 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 5, 1982

Baker Farm, also known as Perdue Farm, is a historic home and farm complex located near Bunn, Franklin County, North Carolina. The house was built in the first quarter of the 19th century and renovated in 1856 in the Greek Revival style. It is a two-story, three bay frame dwelling with a late-19th century two-story rear wing. Also on the property are 10 contributing outbuildings including a smokehouse, wash house, two barns, a storage shed, and three tobacco barns. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [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. Marshall Bullock (June 1982). "Baker Farm" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.