Isaac M. Powers House

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Isaac M. Powers House
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LocationNC 1154, 0.8 miles (1.3 km) south of the junction of NC 1154 and NC 4, near Wallace, North Carolina
Coordinates 34°44′1″N78°2′1″W / 34.73361°N 78.03361°W / 34.73361; -78.03361 Coordinates: 34°44′1″N78°2′1″W / 34.73361°N 78.03361°W / 34.73361; -78.03361
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Builtc. 1878 (1878)
Built byIsaac Murray Powers
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPS Duplin County MPS
NRHP reference No. 99000461 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 15, 1999

Isaac M. Powers House is a historic home located at Wallace, Duplin County, North Carolina. It was built about 1878, and is a one-story, single pile, three bay, frame dwelling with Greek Revival style design elements. A former rear ell was destroyed by fire in 1979. Also on the property are the contributing smokehouse. It was the home of Reverend Isaac Powers (1850-1936), one of the first African-American landowners in Duplin County. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [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. Beth Keane (November 1998). "Isaac M. Powers House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.