Shaw House (Shawboro, North Carolina)

Shaw House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	NC 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
Area	60 acres (24 ha)
Built	c. 1885 (1885)
Architectural style	Italianate, Vernacular Italianate
NRHP reference No.	80002820 [1]
Added to NRHP	April 17, 1980

Living Room

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]

Defining Elements

Source: ^[3]

1. modest vernacular residential form
2. asymmetrical front entrance
3. specific cladding feature ^[3]
4. later renovations to the front verandah
5. square verandah columns
6. irregular fenestration
7. small window at front entry
8. fifteen-pane French front entry door
9. internal red brick chimney with corbelled cap

References

1. "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 October 1, 2014.
3. "Charles R. Shaw House". search.heritageburnaby.ca. Retrieved August 3, 2023.