Wessington House

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Wessington House
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Location120 W. King St., Edenton, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°3′27″N76°36′37″W / 36.05750°N 76.61028°W / 36.05750; -76.61028 Coordinates: 36°3′27″N76°36′37″W / 36.05750°N 76.61028°W / 36.05750; -76.61028
Area0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Builtc. 1851 (1851)
NRHP reference # 73001317 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 20, 1973

Wessington House is a historic home located at Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. It was built about 1851, and is a 3-story house with a full English basement, brick dwelling with a center hall plan. The front facade features a two-tiered full-length porch with elaborate iron railings and balustrade. [2]

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Chowan County, North Carolina U.S. county in North Carolina, United States

Chowan County is one of the 100 counties located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,793. Its county seat is Edenton. The county was created between 1668 and 1671 as Shaftesbury Precinct and later renamed Chowan Precinct. It gained county status in 1739.

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [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. Survey and Planning Unit Staff (August 1972). "Wessington House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.