William Rankin and Elizabeth Wharton Smith House | |
Location | 437 Brightwood Church Rd., NC 2758, 0.62 miles (1.00 km) north of US 70, near Whitsett, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 36°4′44″N79°34′51″W / 36.07889°N 79.58083°W Coordinates: 36°4′44″N79°34′51″W / 36.07889°N 79.58083°W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | c. 1846 | , c. 1854, c. 1885
Architectural style | Greek Revival, Coastal Cottage |
NRHP reference No. | 07000091 [1] |
Added to NRHP | February 27, 2007 |
William Rankin and Elizabeth Wharton Smith House is a historic home located near Whitsett, Guilford County, North Carolina. It consists of a one-story, side-gable-roofed, hall-parlor dwelling built about 1846, with a room added about 1854, and two-room ell with a full-length porch to the rear about 1885. The Coastal Cottage form dwelling has Greek Revival style design elements. The house was moved to its present location, about 6/10th of a mile from its original site, in June 2005. [2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [1]
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