Claymont Hill

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Claymont Hill
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Claymont Hill, March 2009
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LocationW side of SR 2303 along Ronda-Clingman Rd. near Ronda, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°12′39″N80°55′40″W / 36.21083°N 80.92778°W / 36.21083; -80.92778 Coordinates: 36°12′39″N80°55′40″W / 36.21083°N 80.92778°W / 36.21083; -80.92778
Area179.3 acres (72.6 ha)
Built1870 (1870)
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 85002369 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 12, 1985

Claymont Hill, also known as the Albert L. Hendrix House, is a historic home located near Ronda, Wilkes County, North Carolina. It was built in 1870, and is a large two-story, ell-shaped I-house with multiple gables and with two-story porches on three elevations. At its core is a much earlier log structure. It has Gothic Revival style design elements in the gables and sawnwork trim. Also on the property is a contributing former detached kitchen. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [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. Doug Swaim and William H. Davis, Jr. (July 1985). "Claymont Hill" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-07-01.