Bartlett Yancey House

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Bartlett Yancey House
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Bartlett Yancey House, July 1971
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Nearest city Yanceyville, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°24′58″N79°21′45″W / 36.41606°N 79.36254°W / 36.41606; -79.36254 Coordinates: 36°24′58″N79°21′45″W / 36.41606°N 79.36254°W / 36.41606; -79.36254
Area9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
Builtc. 1810 (1810), 1856
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Federal
NRHP reference No. 73001310 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 4, 1973

Bartlett Yancey House is a historic home located in Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina. It consists of a two-story L-shaped Greek Revival block added to the front of the original Federal house in 1856. The original section was built around 1810. It features a Victorian overlay of front and side porches added late 19th century. Also on the property are the original smokehouse, a Federal period law office, several log tobacco barns, and the Yancey family graveyard. It was the home of Congressman Bartlett Yancey (1785-1828). [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [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. Survey and Planning Unit (September 1973). "Bartlett Yancey House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.