Marley House

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Marley House
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The Marley House in 2016
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LocationNorth side of US 64 .1 miles west of the junction with SR 2475, near Staley, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°44′39″N79°33′03″W / 35.74417°N 79.55083°W / 35.74417; -79.55083 Coordinates: 35°44′39″N79°33′03″W / 35.74417°N 79.55083°W / 35.74417; -79.55083
Area12 acres (4.9 ha)
Builtc. 1816 (1816)
Architectural styleLog & frame hall & parlor
NRHP reference # 90001919 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 18, 1990

The Marley House is a historic homestead located near Staley, Randolph County, North Carolina. The house dates to about 1816, and is a two-story vernacular dwelling of frame and log construction. A one-story, gable-roofed frame rear wing was added in the 1840s or 1850s, then enlarged about 1920. Also on the property are the contributing well house (c. 1880), garage (c. 1920), smokehouse and woodshed (c. 1920), livestock barn (c. 1910–1920), and Marley's Mill Dam (c. 1790). [2]

Staley, North Carolina Town in North Carolina, United States

Staley is a town in Randolph County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 393 at the 2010 census.

Randolph County, North Carolina U.S. county in North Carolina, United States

Randolph County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 141,752. Its county seat is Asheboro.

Smokehouse building where meat or fish is cured with smoke

A smokehouse or smokery (British) is a building where meat or fish is cured with smoke. The finished product might be stored in the building, sometimes for a year or more. Even when smoke is not used, such a building—typically a subsidiary building—is sometimes referred to as a "smoke house." When smoke is not used, the term "meat house" is common.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [1]

National Register of Historic Places Federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred in preserving the property.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. David R. and Allison H. Black (August 1990). "Marley House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.