Gen. Joshua Barnes House

Gen. Joshua Barnes House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	W side of SR 1326 at SR 1327, near Wilson, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°45′44″N77°54′9″W / 35.76222°N 77.90250°W / 35.76222; -77.90250
Area	3.9 acres (1.6 ha)
Built	c. 1830 (1830), c. 1844, c. 1870
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Central Hall Plan
MPS	Wilson MRA
NRHP reference No.	86000764 [1]
Added to NRHP	February 13, 1986

Gen. Joshua Barnes House is a historic house located along SR 1326 near Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina.

Description and history

It was built about 1844, and is a two-story, central-hall-plan, Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It was built around the nucleus of an earlier, Federal style dwelling built about 1830 and remodeled about 1870. It has a shallow hipped roof and one-story, full-width front porch. Attached to the rear of the house is a small one-story Greek Revival frame structure connected by an enclosed breezeway. It was built by Gen. Joshua Barnes, who is considered the father of Wilson County. ^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 13, 1986. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Kate Ohno (October 1981). "Gen. Joshua Barnes House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved July 1, 2015.