William Rankin and Elizabeth Wharton Smith House

William Rankin and Elizabeth Wharton Smith House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	437 Brightwood Church Rd., NC 2758, 0.62 miles (1.00 km) north of US 70, near Whitsett, North Carolina
Coordinates	36°4′44″N79°34′51″W / 36.07889°N 79.58083°W / 36.07889; -79.58083
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	c. 1846 (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]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Sarah A. Woodard (January 2010). "William Rankin and Elizabeth Wharton Smith House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved November 1, 2014.