Robert L. Doughton House

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Robert L. Doughton House
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LocationNC 18, Laurel Springs, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°24′38″N81°15′55″W / 36.41056°N 81.26528°W / 36.41056; -81.26528 Coordinates: 36°24′38″N81°15′55″W / 36.41056°N 81.26528°W / 36.41056; -81.26528
Area3.5 acres (1.4 ha)
Built1899 (1899)
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Late Queen Anne
NRHP reference # 79001656 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 13, 1979

Robert L. Doughton House is a historic home located at Laurel Springs, Alleghany County, North Carolina It was built in 1899, and is a two-story frame farmhouse in a vernacular Queen Anne style influenced frame cottage. It features a steeply pitched hip roof, with a two-story, one-bay gable roof projection. It was the home of Robert L. Doughton (1863-1954), one of North Carolina's foremost politicians of the first of the 20th century. [2] In the 1990s Rufus A. Doughton's house was restored, and it is now a popular bed-and-breakfast for tourists to the region.

Laurel Springs, North Carolina Unincorporated community in North Carolina, United States

Laurel Springs is an unincorporated community in Alleghany County, North Carolina, United States. Laurel Springs is located at the junction of North Carolina Highway 18 and North Carolina Highway 88 near the Ashe County line, 10.2 miles (16.4 km) southwest of Sparta. Laurel Springs has a post office with ZIP code 28644.

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

AlleghanyCounty is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 11,155. Its county seat is Sparta.

Queen Anne style architecture architectural style

The Queen Anne style in Britain refers to either the English Baroque architectural style approximately of the reign of Queen Anne, or a revived form that was popular in the last quarter of the 19th century and the early decades of the 20th century. In British architecture the term is mostly used of domestic buildings up to the size of a manor house, and usually designed elegantly but simply by local builders or architects, rather than the grand palaces of noble magnates. Contrary to the American usage of the term, it is characterised by strongly bilateral symmetry with an Italianate or Palladian-derived pediment on the front formal elevation.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]

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

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. Michael Southern and Joe Mobley (May 1979). "Robert L. Doughton House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.