Tusculum (Arcola, North Carolina)

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Tusculum
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LocationSE of Warrenton off SR 1635, near Arcola, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°17′04″N78°01′07″W / 36.28444°N 78.01861°W / 36.28444; -78.01861
Area20 acres (8.1 ha)
Builtc. 1835 (1835)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No. 74001386 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 23, 1974

Tusculum is a historic plantation house located near Arcola, Warren County, North Carolina. It was built about 1835, and is a two-story, five-bay, late Federal style frame dwelling. It has a gable roof, is sheathed in weatherboard, and has later shed roof porch. The front facade features a Palladian doorway with paneled pilasters and fanlight. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [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. Survey and Planning Unit Staff (October 1974). "Tusculum" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.