Speight-Bynum House

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Speight-Bynum House
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LocationNC 1231 W side, 0.4 miles N of jct. with NC 1232, near Walstonsburg, North Carolina 2421 Sand Pit Road, Stantonsburg, NC 27883
Coordinates 35°35′05″N77°45′53″W / 35.58472°N 77.76472°W / 35.58472; -77.76472
Area12 acres (4.9 ha)
Builtc. 1850 (1850)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 92000148 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 12, 1992

Speight-Bynum House is a historic plantation house located near Walstonsburg, Greene County, North Carolina. It was built about 1850, and is a two-story, double pile, three bay, Greek Revival style heavy timber frame dwelling. It has a one-story rear addition built in 1938, a low hip roof, and one-story full width front porch. Also on the property is a contributing smokehouse (c. 1850). [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [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. David R. Black and Allison H. Black (December 1991). "Speight-Bynum House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.