Samuel Sloan was a Philadelphia-based architect and best-selling author of architecture books in the mid-19th century. He specialized in Italianate villas and country houses, churches, and institutional buildings. His most famous building—the octagonal mansion "Longwood" in Natchez, Mississippi—is unfinished; construction was abandoned during the American Civil War.
Ashe Cottage, also known as the Ely House, is a historic Carpenter Gothic house in Demopolis, Alabama. It was built in 1832 and expanded and remodeled in the Gothic Revival style in 1858 by William Cincinnatus Ashe, a physician from North Carolina. The cottage is a 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame building, the front elevation features two semi-octagonal gabled front bays with a one-story porch inset between them. The gables and porch are trimmed with bargeboards in a design taken from Samuel Sloan's plan for "An Old English Cottage" in his 1852 publication, The Model Architect. The house is one of only about twenty remaining residential examples of Gothic Revival architecture remaining in the state. Other historic Gothic Revival residences in the area include Waldwic in Gallion and Fairhope Plantation in Uniontown. Ashe Cottage was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on August 22, 1975, and to the National Register of Historic Places on 19 October 1978.
The Montford Area Historic District is a mainly residential neighborhood in Asheville, North Carolina that is included in the National Register of Historic Places.
The Capitol Area Historic District is a national historic district located at Raleigh, North Carolina. The district encompasses 25 contributing buildings and was developed after 1792. The district includes notable examples of Classical Revival and Late Gothic Revival style architecture. Located in the district are the following separately listed buildings:
The Washington Park Historic District is a national historic district located in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 24, 2008. It comprises nearly 60 acres (240,000 m2) and is located 4 miles (6.4 km) north of downtown Indianapolis, in the south-central part of the Meridian-Kessler neighborhood. The district includes all properties south of 43rd Street and north of 40th Street, and west of Central Avenue and east of the alley running north and south between Pennsylvania and Meridian Streets; Washington Boulevard runs north-south through the center of the district. It includes 110 contributing buildings, ranging mostly from mansions to small bungalows, and three non-contributing buildings.
Oakwood Historic District is a national historic district located at Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. It includes work designed by architects Wheeler & Stearn. It encompasses 50 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing structure in an upscale residential section of Hickory. It includes notable examples of Colonial Revival, Bungalow / American Craftsman, and Queen Anne style architecture dating from the 1880s to 1930s. Notable buildings include the Robert E. Simpson House (1922), Walker Lyerly House (1913), Cline-Wilfong House (1912), Abel A. Shuford, II House, Paul A. Setzer House (1927), John H. P. Cilley House (1912), (first) Charles H. Geitner House (1900), Benjamin F. Seagle House, David L. Russell House, Robert W. Stevenson House, Jones W. Shuford House (1907), Dr. Robert T. Hambrick House (1928), Alfred P. Whitener House, and J. Summie Propst House (1881-1883).
The Charles E. Simons Jr. Federal Court House is located in Aiken, South Carolina. It is significant for its association with the many federal construction programs of the Great Depression era. The building, designed by Columbia, South Carolina architects Lafaye and Lafaye, is an excellent example of a Georgian Revival building, a style often used during the 1920s and 1930s for government buildings in smaller towns. The Court House was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on December 10, 2003.
Horner Houses, also known as the Earl Horner House and Charles Horner House, are two historic homes located at Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina. The Earl Horner House was built about 1921, and is a two-story bungalow form frame dwelling. It features a gable-roofed porch. The Charles Horner House dates to 1924, and is a two-story, stuccoed frame dwelling in the Mission/Spanish Revival style. It features 66 windows and porches with terra cotta tiled floors. Earl Horner served as Burlington's mayor from 1919 until 1944.
Lake Landing Historic District is a national historic district located near Lake Landing, Hyde County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 226 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 4 contributing structures related to agricultural complexes near Lake Landing. The district includes notable examples of Greek Revival, Queen Anne, and Coastal Cottage style architecture dating from about 1785 to the early-20th century. The Dr. William Sparrow octagon house, also known as Inkwell, is listed separately. Other notable buildings include the Fulford-Watson House, Gibbs Family House, Young-Roper-Jarvis House, Joseph Young House, Swindell-Mann-Clarke House, Amity Methodist Church, Chapel Hill Academy, St. George's Episcopal Church, John Edward Spencer Store, and George Israel Watson House (1896).
Caldwell-Cobb-Love House is a historic home located at Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina. It was built about 1841 as a transitional Federal / Greek Revival dwelling and extensively remodeled in the Victorian Cottage style about 1877. It was again remodeled and enlarged at the turn of the 20th century. The two-story, frame dwelling features three cross gable ells, wall dormers, inset porch, and balconies. It has a three-story rear wing. It was built by Dr. Elam Caldwell, a grandson of William Sharpe (1742–1818), a member of the Continental Congress.
Carthage Historic District is a national historic district located at Carthage, Moore County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 85 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, 5 contributing structures, and 1 contributing object in a predominantly residential section of Carthage. It was developed between the 1850s and 1940 and includes notable examples of Queen Anne, Greek Revival, and Colonial Revival style architecture. Notable buildings include the Carthage Methodist Church (1898-1900), (former) Carthage Community House (1939-1940) built by the National Youth Administration, the "Chub" Seawell House, Edgehill, Charles Sinclair House, Dr. John Shaw House, Humber-Spencer House, Adams-Bryan House, Jenkins House, Harley-Muse House (1879), George Calvin Graves House, W. T. Jones House (1897), the J. F. Cole House (1899), the Methodist Parsonage (1922), and Presbyterian Manse.
Farmville Historic District is a national historic district located at Farmville, Pitt County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 330 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 2 contributing structures in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Farmville. It includes buildings dated from about 1860 to 1942 and notable examples of Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, and Queen Anne style architecture. Notable buildings include the James W. May House, Fields-Rasberry House, Dr. David Morrill House, Warren Parker House, Nannie Smith House, First Christian Church (1910), Emmanuel Episcopal Church (1920), St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, Municipal Building (1928) possibly designed by Benton & Benton, Bank of Farmville (1921) designed by Benton & Benton, Pollard Auto Company Building, Paramount Theatre (1930s), J. Y. Monk Tobacco Warehouse, and East Carolina Railway Office and Freight Station.
Richardson Houses Historic District is a national historic district located at Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina. It encompasses 17 contributing buildings and 2 contributing structures in a residential section of Reidsville. It was developed between about 1840 and 1912, and includes notable examples of Italianate, Greek Revival, and Classical Revival style architecture. The three principal buildings in the district are the Robert Payne Richardson House I, the Robert Payne Richardson House II, and the Robert Payne Richardson House III, Belmont (1912).
Clear Run is a historic rural crossroads community located on the Black River at Clear Run, Sampson County, North Carolina. The community includes 22 contributing buildings and 6 contributing sites. Notable contributing resources include the Marvin Johnson House, Federal Herring House (1830s), the Colonial Revival style A. J. Johnson House (1909), Clear Run Grocery, furniture store, cotton gin, and the remains of the steamer A. J. Johnson.
Dr. David Dickson Sloan Farm is a historic plantation house and complex located near Garland, Sampson County, North Carolina. The house was built about 1849, and is a two-story, five bay, Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It has a brick pier foundation, low hipped roof, and three-bay pedimented portico supported by Doric order columns. The interior follows a central hall plan. Also on the property are the contributing cook's house, potato cellar, grape arbor, paling fence, garage, and 11 archaeological sites associated with former outbuildings.
Dr. John B. Seavey House and Cemetery is a historic plantation house located near Harrells, Sampson County, North Carolina. The house was built in 1841, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, single pile, Greek Revival style frame dwelling. The front facade features a two-tier front portico. The interior follows a central hall plan. The house is attributed to builder Isaac B. Kelly, who also built the James Kerr House. Also on the property are the contributing grape arbor, a smokehouse, a barn, and family cemetery, which are the only surviving outbuildings.
James Kerr House is a historic plantation house located near Kerr, Sampson County, North Carolina. The house was built in 1844, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, five bay by two bay, Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It has a gable roof, 2+1⁄2-story rear ell, brick pier foundation, and a pillared double-tier porch central porch. The interior is center-hall in plan. The house is attributed to builder Isaac B. Kelly, who also built the Dr. John B. Seavey House. Also on the property are the contributing original detached kitchen and frame smokehouse.
Mary Ann Browne House, also known as Oakley, Oakley Grove, Faulcon-Browne House, and Dr. LaFayette Browne House, is a historic plantation house located near Vaughan, Warren County, North Carolina. It consists of a 2+1⁄2-story, Italianate style rear wing built about 1800, with a main block added about 1855. The main block is attributed to Warrenton builder Jacob W. Holt. It is a two-story, three bay, single pile, Greek Revival / Italianate style frame block. It has a low hipped roof and Tudor arched windows.
Black Creek Rural Historic District is a national historic district located near Black Creek, Wilson County, North Carolina. It encompasses 68 contributing buildings in a rural area near Black Creek. The district developed after 1787 and includes notable examples of Federal, Georgian, and Greek Revival style architecture. Notable buildings include the Shadrack Dickinson House (1787), Dr. Brooks House, John Woodard House, Stephen Woodard House, and Dr. Stephen Woodard House.
Dr. H. D. Lucas House was a historic home located at Black Creek, Wilson County, North Carolina. It consisted of two sections: a one-story Greek Revival style doctor's office built about 1850, and a late-19th century, Victorian cottage dated to the early 1880s, which served as Dr. Lucas' residence. The cottage was a one-story, three-bay, single-pile frame dwelling with a steeply pitched gable roof. The house has been demolished.
