Perry-Spruill House

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Perry-Spruill House
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Location326 Washington St., Plymouth, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°51′50″N76°44′57″W / 35.86389°N 76.74917°W / 35.86389; -76.74917
Arealess than one acre
Built1882 (1882)-1884
Built byJoseph A. Latham
Architectural style Carpenter Gothic
NRHP reference No. 85000905 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 25, 1985

Perry-Spruill House, also known as Spruill House, is a historic home located at Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina. It was built between 1882 and 1884, and is a 1+12-story, three-bay, Gothic Revival style frame cottage. It has a high hipped roof with intersecting cross gables ornamented with inverted fleur-de-lys sawnwork, a full-width front porch, pointed Gothic windows, and is sheathed in weatherboard. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1] It is located in the Plymouth Historic District.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. H. McKelden'Smith, III, Stanley Little, and Jerry L. Cross (December 1984). "Perry-Spruill House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved June 1, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)