Gen. Joseph Arrington House

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Gen. Joseph Arrington House
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LocationSE of Hilliardston on SR 1500, near Hilliardston, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°6′56″N77°54′41″W / 36.11556°N 77.91139°W / 36.11556; -77.91139
Area9.5 acres (3.8 ha)
Built1800-1810
Architectural styleGeorgian, Federal
NRHP reference No. 74001361 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 15, 1974

The Gen. Joseph Arrington House (also known as the Lewis House and Little Falls Plantation) is a historic plantation house located near Hilliardston, Nash County, North Carolina.

Description and history

It consists of two sections: a one-story, two-bay, frame section with a Georgian style interior and a two-story, three-bay, frame section with vernacular Federal style interiors. It sits on a brick cellar and has gable roofs on both sections. The two-story section features two double-shoulder, brick exterior end chimneys. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 15, 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 (November 1973). "Gen. Joseph Arrington House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.