Speight House and Cotton Gin

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Speight House and Cotton Gin
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LocationE. Church St., Edenton, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°7′33″N76°36′30″W / 36.12583°N 76.60833°W / 36.12583; -76.60833 Coordinates: 36°7′33″N76°36′30″W / 36.12583°N 76.60833°W / 36.12583; -76.60833
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1900 (1900), c. 1901-1902
Built bySpeight, Will Oscar
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No. 80002809 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 22, 1980

Speight House and Cotton Gin is a historic home and cotton gin located at Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. It was built in 1900, and is a two-story, "L"-shaped, Queen Anne-style brick dwelling with a hipped roof. It features three full-height projecting demi-octagonal bays and spacious wraparound verandah. The cotton gin was built about 1901–1902, and is a brick "L"-shaped building with a one-story main block and two-story ell. Also on the property are a contributing smokehouse and other dependencies. [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. Mary Alice Hinson and Bruce S. Cheeseman (June 1980). "Speight House and Cotton Gin" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.