Marcus Tilley House

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Marcus Tilley House
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Location7616 Jock Rd., Bahama, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°9′20″N78°50′26″W / 36.15556°N 78.84056°W / 36.15556; -78.84056 Coordinates: 36°9′20″N78°50′26″W / 36.15556°N 78.84056°W / 36.15556; -78.84056
Area13.6 acres (5.5 ha)
Builtc. 1880 (1880)
Architectural styleI-House
NRHP reference No. 99001684 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 14, 2000

Marcus Tilley House, also known as the Roscoe Tilley House, is a historic home located at Bahama, Durham County, North Carolina. It was built about 1880, and is a two-story, frame I-house built over an original 1+12-story log dwelling. Also on the property is a contributing log smokehouse. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [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. M. Ruth Little and Michelle Kullen (August 1999). "Marcus Tilley House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.