George V. Credle House and Cemetery

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George V. Credle House and Cemetery
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Location U.S. Route 264, near Rose Bay, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°27′16″N76°22′05″W / 35.45444°N 76.36806°W / 35.45444; -76.36806
Area39.5 acres (16.0 ha)
Built1852 (1852)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 85001670 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 29, 1985

George V. Credle House and Cemetery is a historic plantation house and cemetery and national historic district located near Rose Bay, Hyde County, North Carolina. The house was built about 1852, and is a two-story Greek Revival style weatherboarded frame dwelling. It features fluted porch columns, molded corner boards, a plain frieze, and a low gable roof. Also on the property are a contributing smokehouse and small family cemetery. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [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. J. Timothy Keller (September 1983). "George V. Credle House and Cemetery" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved January 1, 2015.