Latham House

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Latham House
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Location311 E. Main St., Plymouth, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°52′2″N76°44′44″W / 35.86722°N 76.74556°W / 35.86722; -76.74556
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Builtc. 1850 (1850)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 76001348 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 1976

Latham House is a historic home located at Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina. It was built about 1850, and is a two-story, three bay by two bay, Greek Revival style frame dwelling on a high basement. It has a cross-gable roof, hip roofed wraparound porch, and is sheathed in weatherboard. Plymouth citizens are believed to have taken refuge in its basement during the Battle of Plymouth in 1864. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1] It is located in the Plymouth Historic District.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Janet K. Seapker and John B. Flowers, III (n.d.). "Latham House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved June 1, 2015.