Dr. Thomas H. Avera House

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Dr. Thomas H. Avera House
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Location 6600 Robertson Pond Rd.,
near Wendell, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°49′7″N78°24′11″W / 35.81861°N 78.40306°W / 35.81861; -78.40306 Coordinates: 35°49′7″N78°24′11″W / 35.81861°N 78.40306°W / 35.81861; -78.40306
Area 5.1 acres (2.1 ha)
Built c. 1874 (1874)
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Gothic, Italianate
MPS Wake County MPS
NRHP reference # 03000928 [1]
Added to NRHP September 11, 2003

The Dr. Thomas H. Avera House (also known as the Avera-Winston House) is a historic house located at 6600 Robertson Pond Road near Wendell, Wake County, North Carolina.

Wendell, North Carolina Town in North Carolina, United States

Wendell is a town in Wake County, North Carolina United States. It is a satellite town of Raleigh, the state capital. The population was 5,845 at the 2010 census.

Wake County, North Carolina County in the United States

Wake County is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of July 1, 2015, the population was 1,024,198, making it North Carolina's second-most populous county. From July 2005 to July 2006, Wake County was the 9th fastest-growing county in the United States, with the town of Cary and the city of Raleigh being the 8th and 15th fastest-growing cities, respectively.

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Description and history

It was built about 1874, and is a two-story, T-shaped, Italianate style frame dwelling with Gothic design elements. Also on the property are the contributing privy, smokehouse, and dairy, all built about 1874. [2] The house, facing north, is sited close to the road that has been cut deeply forming a steep slope up to the house lot.

Italianate architecture 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture

The Italianate style of architecture was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture.

Gothic Revival architecture Architectural movement

Gothic Revival is an architectural movement popular in the Western World that began in the late 1740s in England. Its popularity grew rapidly in the early 19th century, when increasingly serious and learned admirers of neo-Gothic styles sought to revive medieval Gothic architecture, in contrast to the neoclassical styles prevalent at the time. Gothic Revival draws features from the original Gothic style, including decorative patterns, finials, lancet windows, hood moulds and label stops.

Outhouse Small structure, separate from a main building, which covers a toilets

An outhouse, also known by many other names, is a small structure, separate from a main building, which covers a toilet. This is typically either a pit latrine or a bucket toilet, but other forms of dry (non-flushing) toilets may be encountered. The term may also be used to denote the toilet itself, not just the structure itself.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 11, 2003. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. Michelle A. Michael (May 2002). "Dr. Thomas H. Avera House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.