James Newsome House

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James Newsome House
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Location3 miles (4.8 km) east of Ahoskie on NC 350, near Ahoskie, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°16′44″N76°03′22″W / 36.27889°N 76.05611°W / 36.27889; -76.05611
Area103 acres (42 ha)
Built1820s or 1830s
Built byHollomon, Drew
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No. 84000803 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 28, 1984

James Newsome House, also known as Wynnewood, is a historic plantation house located near Ahoskie, Hertford County, North Carolina. It was built in the 1820s or 1830s, and is a two-story, three-bay Federal-style frame dwelling. It has a gable roof, beaded siding, and brick chimneys with free-standing stacks at the gable ends. Also on the property are the contributing slave cabin, smokehouse, large barn, and plantation office. [2]

It was listed on 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. Marshall Bullock (March 1984). "James Newsome House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.