Dr. Roscius P. and Mary Mitchell Thomas House and Outbuildings

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Dr. Roscius P. and Mary Mitchell Thomas House and Outbuildings
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Location734 Thomas Bridge Rd., near Bethlehem, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°18′33″N76°53′23″W / 36.30917°N 76.88972°W / 36.30917; -76.88972 Coordinates: 36°18′33″N76°53′23″W / 36.30917°N 76.88972°W / 36.30917; -76.88972
Area25 acres (10 ha)
Builtc. 1855 (1855), 1887
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No. 07000884 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 28, 2007

Dr. Roscius P. and Mary Mitchell Thomas House and Outbuildings, also known as the Ruth Thomas Home Farm, is a historic home located near Bethlehem, Hertford County, North Carolina. The house was built in 1887, and is a two-story, three-bay, single-pile, side-gable roof, Late Victorian style frame dwelling with a two-story, gable-roof rear ell. Built into the ell is a Greek Revival style kitchen building. The house is sheathed in weatherboard, sits on a brick foundation, and has a one-story half-hip roof porch. Also on the property are the contributing doctor's office (c. 1855), smoke house (c. 1855), and root cellar (c. 1855). [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [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. Nancy Van Dolsen (April 2007). "Dr. Roscius P. and Mary Mitchell Thomas House and Outbuildings" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.