Eagle Nest (Pink Hills, North Carolina)

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Eagle Nest
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LocationSE of Pink Hill off NC 41, Pink Hill, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°1′5″N77°34′2″W / 35.01806°N 77.56722°W / 35.01806; -77.56722
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Builtc. 1800 (1800)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No. 74001356 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 13, 1974

Eagle Nest is a historic plantation house located near Pink Hill, Jones County, North Carolina. It was built about 1800 and is a two-story, four-bay by three-bay, Federal style frame dwelling. It rests on a brick foundation, is sheathed in weatherboard, and has a gable roof with exterior end chimneys. It has two one-story frame rear additions. The front facade features a two-tier engaged porch with an enclosed east end. Also on the property is a contributing smokehouse. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [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. Survey and Planning Unit Staff (August 1974). "Eagle Nest" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.