George and Neva Barbee House

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George and Neva Barbee House
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Location216 W. Gannon Ave., Zebulon, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°49′30″N78°19′5″W / 35.82500°N 78.31806°W / 35.82500; -78.31806 Coordinates: 35°49′30″N78°19′5″W / 35.82500°N 78.31806°W / 35.82500; -78.31806
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1914
Architectural style Bungalow-Craftsman
MPS Wake County MPS
NRHP reference No. 07000881 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 28, 2007

The George and Neva Barbee House, also known as the Dr. G. S. Barbee House, is a historic home located at Zebulon, Wake County, North Carolina, a town near Raleigh, NC. Constructed in 1914, the two-story, brick American Foursquare house was designed in the American Craftsman / Bungalow style. It features a hipped roof with overhanging eaves, a porte cochere, a sheltered wraparound porch, and a nearly solid brick porch balustrade. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [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. Cynthia de Miranda (April 2007). "George and Neva Barbee House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.