Gray Gables (Winton, North Carolina)

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LocationMain St., Winton, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°23′26″N76°55′59″W / 36.39056°N 76.93306°W / 36.39056; -76.93306 Coordinates: 36°23′26″N76°55′59″W / 36.39056°N 76.93306°W / 36.39056; -76.93306
Arealess than one acre
Built1899 (1899)
ArchitectSloan, Samuel
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No. 82003470 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 1, 1982

Gray Gables, also known as the James S. Mitchell House, is a historic home located at Winton, Hertford County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Samuel Sloan and built in 1899. It is a three-story, irregularly massed, Queen Anne style frame dwelling. It has a corner tower, a wraparound porch with turned posts and carved brackets, and a steeply pitched gable roof. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [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. JoAnn Williford and Joe Mobley (April 1981). "Gray Gables" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.