Shaw House (Shawboro, North Carolina)

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Shaw House
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LocationNC 34 and SR 1203
Shawboro, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°24′25″N76°05′34″W / 36.40694°N 76.09278°W / 36.40694; -76.09278 Coordinates: 36°24′25″N76°05′34″W / 36.40694°N 76.09278°W / 36.40694; -76.09278
Area60 acres (24 ha)
Builtc. 1885 (1885)
Architectural styleItalianate, Vernacular Italianate
NRHP reference No. 80002820 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 17, 1980
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Shaw House, also known as Cupola House, is a historic home located at Shawboro, Currituck County, North Carolina. It was built about 1885, and is a two-story, three bay by two bay, Italianate style frame dwelling on a brick foundation. It features a three-story tower and has a two-story rear wing. Also on the property are three contributing outbuildings and a well. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [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. Claudia Roberts and Jim Sumner (November 1979). "Shaw House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.