Mansfield Thornton House

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Mansfield Thornton House
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LocationSE of Warrenton, near Warrenton, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°23′12″N78°8′46″W / 36.38667°N 78.14611°W / 36.38667; -78.14611 Coordinates: 36°23′12″N78°8′46″W / 36.38667°N 78.14611°W / 36.38667; -78.14611
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Builtc. 1885 (1885)
Architectural stylepost-Greek revival
NRHP reference No. 77001014 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 2, 1977
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Mansfield Thornton House

Mansfield Thornton House is a historic home located near Warrenton, Warren County, North Carolina. It was built about 1885, and is a two-story, three bay by one bay, post-Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It is sheathed in weatherboard, sits on a rubble foundation, has a hipped roof, and one-story hip roofed front porch. It was built for former slave Mansfield Thornton. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [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. Catherine W. Bishir and Panthea Twitty (n.d.). "Mansfield Thornton House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.