Dixon-Leftwich-Murphy House

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Dixon-Leftwich-Murphy House
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Location507 Church St., Greensboro, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°4′46″N79°47′13″W / 36.07944°N 79.78694°W / 36.07944; -79.78694
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Builtc. 1870 (1870)-1875
Architectural styleItalianate, Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 82003457 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 23, 1982

Dixon-Leftwich-Murphy House, also known as the Leftwich House, is a historic home located at Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina. It was built between 1870 and 1875, and consists of an original two-story, three-bay Gothic Revival-style main brick block; a brick addition; and a gabled two-story frame rear addition. It has Italianate style details, a complex hipped roof with steep cross gables, a brick front porch added about 1920, and an enclosed two-tier rear porch. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1] It is located in the Fisher Park Historic District.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Paul E. Famberg (May 1982). "Dixon-Leftwich-Murphy House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved November 1, 2014.