The Fountain (Yadkin Valley, North Carolina)

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The Fountain
Historic American Buildings Survey, Archie A. Biggs, Photographer June 25, 1937 GENERAL VIEW SHOWING FRONT AND SIDE. - Walnut Fountain, NC Route 268, Patterson, Caldwell County, NC HABS NC,14- ,1-1.tif
1937 HABS photo of the house
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Location1677 NC 268, Yadkin Valley, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°59′57″N81°32′19″W / 35.99917°N 81.53861°W / 35.99917; -81.53861
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1807
Architectural styleFederal, Greek Revival, et al.
NRHP reference No. 04000942 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 2, 2004

The Fountain, also known as Walnut Fountain and the Colonel Davenport House, is a historic plantation home located at Yadkin Valley, Caldwell County, North Carolina. It was built in 1807, and is a two-story, T-shaped frame dwelling with Federal and Greek Revival style design elements. Also on the property is a contributing brick well house/dairy (c. 1865–1870). [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Davyd Foard Hood (January 2002). "The Fountain" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.

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