Spurgeon House

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Spurgeon House
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LocationWest of High Point, near High Point, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°59′15″N80°05′19″W / 35.98750°N 80.08861°W / 35.98750; -80.08861 Coordinates: 35°59′15″N80°05′19″W / 35.98750°N 80.08861°W / 35.98750; -80.08861
Area10 acres (4.0 ha)
Builtc. 1845 (1845)
Built byWelch, Elijah
Architectural styleFederal, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No. 83001877 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 20, 1983

Spurgeon House is a historic home near High Point, Davidson County, North Carolina. It was built about 1854 and is a two-story frame dwelling with Late Federal and Greek Revival design elements. It has an irregular configuration with a 1 12-story wing and two-story addition. Also on the property are contributing outbuildings including a kitchen, slave house, spring house, smokehouse, chickenhouse, two frame barns, a frame carriage house, and a log root cellar. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [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. Dave W. Parham and Walter D. Best (September 1980). "Spurgeon House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.