George W. Logan House

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George W. Logan House
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LocationSR 1555 at U.S. Route 64, near Rutherfordton, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°25′02″N81°53′56″W / 35.41722°N 81.89889°W / 35.41722; -81.89889
Area13.4 acres (5.4 ha)
Built1842 (1842)
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No. 86000312 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 20, 1986

George W. Logan House, also known as Jobe Hill, is a historic home located near Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina. It built about 1842, and is a one-story, five-bay, Georgian plan frame dwelling. It is sheathed in weatherboard, has a side gable roof, and two rebuilt exterior end chimneys. It was enlarged and remodeled in the 1890s and in 1985. Also on the property are the contributing brick well house, dairy, outhouse, smokehouse, granary, log double corncrib, and a large log barn. It was the home of prominent North Carolina politician George Washington Logan (1815-1889). [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [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. Doug Swaim and Anita Wilkie (October 1985). "George W. Logan House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.