Belvidere (Williamsboro, North Carolina)

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Belvidere
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LocationNC 1329, NE end, near Williamsboro, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°28′14″N78°23′05″W / 36.47056°N 78.38472°W / 36.47056; -78.38472
Area15.8 acres (6.4 ha)
Built1850 (1850)
ArchitectJacob W. Holt
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No. 92001603 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 12, 1992

Belvidere, also known as the Boyd House, is a historic plantation house located near Williamsboro, Vance County, North Carolina. It is attributed to architect Jacob W. Holt and built about 1850. It is a two-story, double-pile frame Greek Revival / Italianate style frame dwelling. It has a high hipped roof with bracketed eaves. The front facade features a full-width porch with hipped roof and brackets. Also on the property is a contributing one-story, heavy timber-frame school house (c. 1850). [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. David R. Black (August 1992). "Belvidere" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.