W. H. Langley House

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W. H. Langley House
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LocationN side of SR 1003, near Elm City, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°48′31″N77°52′45″W / 35.80861°N 77.87917°W / 35.80861; -77.87917
Area205 acres (83 ha)
Builtc. 1865 (1865), 1911
Built byUnknown; Winstead, Mr.
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman
MPS Wilson MRA
NRHP reference No. 86000763 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 13, 1986

W. H. Langley House is a historic home located near Elm City, Wilson County, North Carolina. It was built about 1865 as a simple three-bay single-story dwelling with two exterior end chimneys. It was enlarged and remodelled in the Colonial Revival style in 1911. It is a 2+12-story, five-bay, frame dwelling with a steeply pitched gable roof and rear kitchen ell. It features a complex wraparound porch, projecting pedimented pavilions, and Palladian windows on the gable ends. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [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. Kate Ohno (October 1981). "W. H. Langley House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-07-01.