Liberty Hall (Windsor, North Carolina)

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Liberty Hall
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LocationOff SR 1108, near Windsor, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°52′59″N77°3′9″W / 35.88306°N 77.05250°W / 35.88306; -77.05250
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Builtc. 1855 (1855)
Built byPennoyser, S.L.
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No. 82003433 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 8, 1982

Liberty Hall, also known as Outlaw House, is a historic plantation house located near Windsor, Bertie County, North Carolina. It was built about 1855, and is a two-story, three-bay, frame dwelling with Italianate style design elements. It sits on a high brick basement. Also on the property is a contributing outbuilding. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [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 (August 1980). "Liberty Hall" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.