Harper House (Archdale, North Carolina)

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Harper House
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LocationSW of Archdale, near Archdale, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°51′36″N80°0′56″W / 35.86000°N 80.01556°W / 35.86000; -80.01556 Coordinates: 35°51′36″N80°0′56″W / 35.86000°N 80.01556°W / 35.86000; -80.01556
Area3.2 acres (1.3 ha)
Builtc. 1815 (1815)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No. 79003347 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 22, 1979

Harper House, also known as the Ragan House, is a historic farmhouse located in Trinity Township, near Archdale, Randolph County, North Carolina. It was built about 1815, and is a two-story, three bay by two bay, Federal period frame dwelling, with a lower two-story, three bay by two bay wing. It has a hipped roof, rests on a brick foundation, and has flanking exterior end chimneys. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [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. Gwynne S. Taylor and David W. Parham (March 1979). "Harper House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.