James A. and Laura Thompson Long House

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James A. and Laura Thompson Long House
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Location217 S. Main St., Roxboro, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°23′49″N78°59′30″W / 36.39694°N 78.99167°W / 36.39694; -78.99167
Arealess than one acre
Built1896 (1896)
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No. 05000267 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 6, 2005

James A. and Laura Thompson Long House is a historic home located at Roxboro, Person County, North Carolina. It was built in 1896, and is a three-story, rectangular, Queen Anne style frame dwelling with a rear ell and enclosed rear porch. It features round towers with conical roofs at the front corners, a one-story wraparound porch with Doric order columns, and a hipped slate roof with dormers. The house was subdivided into apartments in the 1940s. Its builder, J. A. Long (1841–1915), [2] is considered the "founder of modern Roxboro." [3]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [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. "J.A. Long was the father of modern-day RoxboroJ.A. Long was the father of modern-day Roxboro, 1/26/19 on The Courier Times".
  3. Sarah A. Woodard (December 2004). "James A. and Laura Thompson Long House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.