Henry Shoaf Farm

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Henry Shoaf Farm
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LocationNC 64, near Lexington, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°50′07″N80°16′49″W / 35.83528°N 80.28028°W / 35.83528; -80.28028 Coordinates: 35°50′07″N80°16′49″W / 35.83528°N 80.28028°W / 35.83528; -80.28028
Area10.7 acres (4.3 ha)
Built1811 (1811), c. 1860
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleItalianate
MPS Davidson County MRA
NRHP reference No. 84002148 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 13, 1984

Henry Shoaf Farm was a historic farm complex located near Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina. The complex included a two-story log house with an Italianate style addition built about 1860, double pen log barn dated to 1811, smokehouse, corn crib, granary, and potato house. [2] It has been demolished.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [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. Ruth Little (July 1983). "Henry Shoaf Farm" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.