Dr. Charles and Susan Skinner House and Outbuildings

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Dr. Charles and Susan Skinner House and Outbuildings
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LocationNC 1528, 0.25 miles SW of NC 158, near Littleton, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°25′37″N77°56′16″W / 36.42694°N 77.93778°W / 36.42694; -77.93778
Area6.2 acres (2.5 ha)
Built1840 (1840)-1844
ArchitectThomas Bragg, Albert G. Jones
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 00001186 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 6, 2000

Dr. Charles and Susan Skinner House and Outbuildings, also known as Linden Hall, is a historic plantation house located in Warren County, North Carolina near the town of Littleton. It was built between 1840 and 1844, and is a two-story, three-bay, single-pile, T-shaped Greek Revival style frame dwelling with a hipped roof. It has two hemioctagonal wings and three porches. Also on the property are the contributing kitchen (1840-1844), dairy (1840-1844), smokehouse (1840-1844), neceaary (1840-1844), and two dependencies (1840-1844). [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [1]

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Linden Hall may refer to:

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Nancy Van Dolsen (April 2000). "Dr. Charles and Susan Skinner House and Outbuildings" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved June 1, 2015.