William Mitchell House

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William Mitchell House
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Location3 miles (4.8 km) east of Ahoskie on NC 350, near Ahoskie, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°16′50″N76°02′52″W / 36.28056°N 76.04778°W / 36.28056; -76.04778 Coordinates: 36°16′50″N76°02′52″W / 36.28056°N 76.04778°W / 36.28056; -76.04778
Area20 acres (8.1 ha)
Builtc. 1832 (1832)
Built byWilliam W. Mitchell
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Federal
NRHP reference # 72000965 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 4, 1972

William Mitchell House is a historic home located near Ahoskie, Hertford County, North Carolina. It was built about 1832, and is a two-story, five bay by two bay, "L"-shaped Federal style frame dwelling, with Greek Revival style design elements. It has a shallow gable roof and brick pier foundation. Also on the property are the contributing office, schoolhouse, carriage house, and smokehouse. It was the home of William Mitchell, one of the founders of Chowan University. [2]

Ahoskie, North Carolina Town in North Carolina, United States

Ahoskie is a town in Hertford County, North Carolina. The population was 5,039 at the 2010 census. Ahoskie is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region. Its nickname is "The Only One" because no other town in the world is known by the same name. The origin of the word Ahoskie, which was originally spelled "Ahotsky," came from the Wyanoke Indians who entered the Hertford County area at the beginning of European settlement.

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

Hertford County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 24,669. Its county seat is Winton. It is classified within the region known in the 21st century as the Inner Banks.

Federal architecture architectural style

Federal-style architecture is the name for the classicizing architecture built in the newly founded United States between c. 1780 and 1830, and particularly from 1785 to 1815. This style shares its name with its era, the Federalist Era. The name Federal style is also used in association with furniture design in the United States of the same time period. The style broadly corresponds to the classicism of Biedermeier style in the German-speaking lands, Regency architecture in Britain and to the French Empire style.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. [1]

National Register of Historic Places Federal list of historic sites in the United States

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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 (July 1972). "William Mitchell House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.