Sherrod Farm

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Sherrod Farm
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LocationW side of NC 125/903, near Hamilton, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°55′31″N77°12′30″W / 35.92528°N 77.20833°W / 35.92528; -77.20833
Area140 acres (57 ha)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Federal, Greek Revival Vernacular
NRHP reference No. 84000552 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 20, 1984

Sherrod Farm is a historic plantation house located near Hamilton, Martin County, North Carolina. The main part of the L-shaped dwelling is a two-story, five-bay, single-pile, Federal style center-hall plan frame dwelling dated to the first quarter of the 19th century. The one-story pedimented Ionic order portico was added about 1843 and is in a vernacular Greek Revival style. The two-bay one-story Georgian rear ell was raised to two stories in the late-19th century. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [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. Stanley L. Little and Jim Sumner (March 1984). "Sherrod Farm" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved January 1, 2015.