Moses Rountree House

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Moses Rountree House
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Location107 N. Rountree St., Wilson, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°44′2″N77°54′55″W / 35.73389°N 77.91528°W / 35.73389; -77.91528 Coordinates: 35°44′2″N77°54′55″W / 35.73389°N 77.91528°W / 35.73389; -77.91528
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Builtc. 1869 (1869)
Built byOswald Lipscomb
Architectural styleGothic Revival; Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 82003533 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 26, 1982

Moses Rountree House is a historic home located at Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina. It was built about 1869, and is a two-story, three bays wide by two bays deep, Gothic Revival style frame house. It has a two-story rear ell. It has a steep gable roof and is sheathed in weatherboard. The house was moved in 1890 and about 1920, and was renovated in the 1930s adding Colonial Revival style design elements. [2]

It was listed on 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. Kate Ohno and Mary Shoemaker (September 1981). "Moses Rountree House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-07-01.