Harper House (Harper, North Carolina)

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Harper House
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Harper House, June 1971
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LocationNear jct. of SR 1008 and 1188, Harper, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°18′5″N78°19′57″W / 35.30139°N 78.33250°W / 35.30139; -78.33250
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Builtc. 1850 (1850)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 70000459 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 26, 1970

Harper House is a historic home located near Four Oaks, North Carolina, Johnston County, North Carolina. It was built about 1855, and is a two-story, three-bay, vernacular Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It sits on the original brick pier foundation and has a hipped roof and interior end chimneys. The front facade features a two-story pedimented portico. The house served as a Union field hospital during the Battle of Bentonville (March 19–21, 1865) and is located adjacent to the Bentonville Battlefield state historic site visitors center, which offers tours of its interior. [2] It was bought by the state in 1957. Before the state's acquisition of the property, it was privately owned by the Dunn family, and before them the Thorntons. It served as a home for 6 of the Harper children, and two of the Harpers grandchildren during the battle.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. [1] It is located in the Bentonville Battleground State Historic Site.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Survey and Planning Unit Staff (April 1971). "Harper House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved January 1, 2015.

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