Cool Springs (Carvers Creek, North Carolina)

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Cool Springs
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LocationOff SR 1607 at Cumberland, near Carvers Creek, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°14′02″N78°52′29″W / 35.23389°N 78.87472°W / 35.23389; -78.87472 Coordinates: 35°14′02″N78°52′29″W / 35.23389°N 78.87472°W / 35.23389; -78.87472
Area10 acres (4.0 ha)
Builtc. 1815 (1815)-1820, c. 1825-1830
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Federal
NRHP reference No. 85002417 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 19, 1985

Cool Springs was a historic home located near Carvers Creek, Cumberland County, North Carolina. It consisted of two sections: a 1+12-story Federal style coastal cottage form section dated to about 1815-1820 and a two-story, Greek Revival style section dated to about 1825–1830. Also on the property are the contributing barn; a late-19th century storage building; a mid-19th century one-story house, said to have been a school; and a spring house. [2] The house has been demolished.

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. Linda Jasperse and Jim Sumner (November 1981). "Cool Springs" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.