Franklinton is a town in Franklin County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 2,456 at the 2020 census.
Louisburg is a town in Franklin County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 3,064. It is the county seat of Franklin County. The town is located approximately 29 miles northeast of the state capital, Raleigh, and located about 31 miles south of the Virginia border. It is also the home of Louisburg College, the oldest two-year coeducational college in the United States.
The Fuller Houses are two historic homes at 339-341 and 343-345 Broadway in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Constructed in 1896–1897, the two Queen Anne-styled homes were constructed as rental properties for the Fuller family and are believed to have originally been identical in construction. The 2+1⁄2-story houses are marked by an octagonal bay which contains the front staircase and a large two-story porch projecting almost completely from the house itself. For the National Register of Historic Places nomination only a single unit was examined, but the identical unit below is believed to have undergone minimal alterations. The other house, 343-345 Broadway, was not surveyed, but has been more seriously modified to allow for four apartment units. The Fuller Houses are architecturally significant as well-preserved and well-detailed Queen Anne-styled apartment flats. The Fuller Houses were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
Red Banks Primitive Baptist Church is a historic Primitive Baptist church located between Meeting House Branch and E. Firetower Road in Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina. The original church building was set on fire on December 30, 1863, by Union forces under the command of Col. Joseph M. McChesney. It was rebuilt in 1893 and is a one-story, frame, gable front, rectangular, building measuring approximately 50 feet by 30 feet. It is two bays wide and five bays deep and sits on a brick pier foundation. Located on the property is the contributing church cemetery with less than 20 markers.
Albert Gamaliel Jones was a notable "house carpenter" from Warren County, North Carolina. He built "distinctive" Greek Revival plantation houses and college buildings.
The Andrews-Duncan House is a historic building located at 407 North Blount Street in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Built in 1874 for a prominent businessman, the Italianate style home was designed by architect George S. H. Appleget. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1972 and is currently owned by the state government. A large tree named after a presidential candidate once stood behind the house and is commemorated with a historical marker.
Shemuel Kearney House was a historic plantation house located near Franklinton, Franklin County, North Carolina, formerly at 2555 U.S. Highway 1 south of town. In 2009, the house was dismantled and moved to nearby Louisburg for restoration as the original property was recently zoned by Franklin County for commercial use. Therefore, the building had to be relocated. The Shemuel Kearney House was reconstructed next to another historic residence, the Cooke House, on Peach Orchard Road in 2015.
Cooke House is a historic plantation house located near Louisburg, Franklin County, North Carolina. The house was built about 1841, and consists of a two-story, three bay, Greek Revival style frame main block with a smaller earlier one-story section. It has brick exterior end chimneys with stepped shoulders and a wide hip-roof front porch. It was built by Jonas Cooke (1786-1872), whose son Charles M. Cooke (1844-1920) was a noted North Carolina politician.
Green Hill House is a historic plantation house located near Louisburg, Franklin County, North Carolina. It was built prior to 1785, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, three bay, Georgian style frame dwelling. It sits on a raised basement and has a rear shed extension. The house features a large double-shoulder brick end chimneys. Green Hill (1741-1828) was active in the Methodist movement and his house was the scene in 1785 of the first annual conference of the newly organized Methodist Episcopal Church, attended by Bishop Francis Asbury and Bishop Thomas Coke.
Dean Farm is a historic farm complex and national historic district located near Louisburg, Franklin County, North Carolina. The district encompasses two contributing buildings, one contributing site, and two contributing structures. The farmhouse was built about 1842, and is a two-story, three bay, Federal / Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It has a gable roof and two large single-shoulder gable-end chimneys of large stone blocks. Also on the property are the contributing smokehouse, corn crib, harness room, and family cemetery.
Massenburg Plantation, also known as Woodleaf Plantation, is a historic plantation house located near Louisburg, Franklin County, North Carolina. The property encompasses 10 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing structure. The main house reached its present form in 1838, and is a simple two-story L-shaped dwelling, with a rear two-story wing. It is four bays wide and features a stone block chimney. The property also includes the contributing plantation office, smokehouse, cotton gin, storage building, hen house, 1+1⁄2-story Perry House bungalow, and Overseer's House ruins.
Person Place, also known as Prudence Person House, is a historic home located at Louisburg, Franklin County, North Carolina. It consists of a large two-story, three bay, Federal style main block built about 1789, with a 1+1⁄2-story, three bay Georgian wing. The front facade features a small three bay pedimented porch supported by four wooden Doric order columns. It also has two brick chimneys with concave shoulders.
Patty Person Taylor House is a historic home located near Louisburg, Franklin County, North Carolina. It was built about 1783, and is a two-story, five bay, Georgian style frame dwelling. It has a gable roof and one-story rear extension. It has a center-hall plan one room deep, with notable Georgian woodwork. It was the home of the sister of Thomas Person (1733-1800), who died at the house in 1800.
Williamson House is a historic home located at Louisburg, Franklin County, North Carolina. It was built about 1855, and is a one-story, three bay by two bay, Greek Revival style frame cottage dwelling. It has a hipped roof and rests on a brick basement.
Rose Hill, later known known as Timberlake House, is a historic plantation house located near Louisburg, Franklin County, North Carolina. The main block was built about 1803, and is a two-story, five bay, transitional Georgian / Federal style frame dwelling. It has a gable roof and double-shouldered brick end chimneys. A rear ell was expanded about 1840, and about 1880 a one-story Queen Anne-style, full width verandah was added. About 1910, a Neoclassical portico was added over the verandah, as was a bathroom wing. Also on the property are the contributing slave quarter, kitchen, playhouse, and generator / wellhouse.
Louisburg Historic District is a national historic district located at Louisburg, Franklin County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 206 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, 6 contributing structures, and 1 contributing object in residential sections of Louisburg included in the original 1779 town plan. It also includes a section of Louisburg College located on the old Town Commons. Dwellings date between about 1800 and the 1920s and include notable examples of popular architectural styles including Federal / Georgian, Italianate / Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Late Victorian, and Bungalow / American Craftsman. Located in the district and separately listed are the Fuller House, Williamson House, and Main Building, Louisburg College. Other notable buildings include the Shine-King House, Milner-Perry-Boddie-Dennis House, Dr. J.B. Clifton House, The Edgerton-Pruitt House, The Furgurson-Hicks House, Nicholson-Bickett-Taylor House, The Hughes-Watson-Wheless House, Bailey-Yarborough House, The Barrow House, The Neal-Webb House, The Milner-Williams-Person Place, Former Rectory-St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Hicks-Perry-Bland-Holmes House, Malcomb McKinne House First Baptist Church (1927), Louisburg United Methodist Church (1900), and Louisburg Baptist Church (1901-1904).
Dixon-Leftwich-Murphy House, also known as the Leftwich House, is a historic home located at Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina. It was built between 1870 and 1875, and consists of an original two-story, three-bay Gothic Revival style main brick block; a brick addition; and a gabled two-story frame rear addition. It has Italianate style details, a complex hipped roof with steep cross gables, a brick front porch added about 1920, and an enclosed two-tier rear porch.
The Howell–Butler House is a historic home located at Roseboro, Sampson County, North Carolina. The house was built about 1900, and consists of a front two-story, three-bay-by-two-bay frame block, a wide rear ell and a two-room side wing. It has a hipped roof, is sheathed in German siding, and features two massive, interior paneled brick chimneys and a wraparound porch. It has a center hall, double-pile interior. Also on the property is the contributing frame storage house.
Stewart-Hawley-Malloy House is a historic home located near Laurinburg, Scotland County, North Carolina. It was built about 1800, and is a transitional Georgian / Federal style frame dwelling. It consists of a two-story, five bay by two bay, main block with a one-story, two bay by four bay, wing. The main block has a full-width, one-story front porch and rear shed additions. It was built by North Carolina politician James Stewart (1775-1821) and the birthplace of Connecticut politician Joseph Roswell Hawley (1826-1905).
