Rev. Joshua D. Jones House

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Rev. Joshua D. Jones House
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Reverend Joshua D Jones House, September 2012
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LocationNC 1526 S side, 0.4 mi. from NC 108, Mill Spring, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°17′24″N82°9′51″W / 35.29000°N 82.16417°W / 35.29000; -82.16417
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1897 (1897)
Built byJones, Rev. Joshua D.
Architectural styleMid 19th Century Revival, I-house
NRHP reference No. 91001476 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 26, 1991

Rev. Joshua D. Jones House is a historic home located at Mill Spring, Polk County, North Carolina. It was built in 1897, and is a two-story, three-bay, frame I-house with a two-story rear ell. A kitchen addition was built in 1925. It features a shed-roofed porch covering three-fourths of the lower facade. Also on the property is the contributing one-room, frame store building and well. It was the home of African-American community leader Rev. Joshua D. Jones of the Stony Knoll community. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [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. Carolyn A. Humphries (April 1991). "Rev. Joshua D. Jones House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.