Walter R. and Eliza Smith Moore House

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Walter R. and Eliza Smith Moore House
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Location3919 Raleigh Rd., near Clayton, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°33′7″N78°31′43″W / 35.55194°N 78.52861°W / 35.55194; -78.52861 Coordinates: 35°33′7″N78°31′43″W / 35.55194°N 78.52861°W / 35.55194; -78.52861
Area8.2 acres (3.3 ha)
Builtc. 1835 (1835)
Architectural stylevernacular Federal
NRHP reference # 05000379 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 4, 2005

Walter R. and Eliza Smith Moore House is a historic home located near Clayton, Johnston County, North Carolina. It was built circa 1835. It is a two-story, four-bay, single-pile, vernacular Federal style heavy timber frame dwelling. It sits on a brick foundation, is sheathed in weatherboard, and has a two-story front portico. Also on the property is a contributing meat house (c. 1835). [2]

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. Nancy Van Dolsen (October 2004). "Walter R. and Eliza Smith Moore House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.