Legett is a town in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 37 in the 2020 Census.
The Charles Pinckney National Historic Site is a unit of the United States National Park Service, preserving a portion of Charles Pinckney's Snee Farm plantation and country retreat. The site is located at 1254 Long Point Road, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Pinckney (1757-1824) was a member of a prominent political family in South Carolina. He fought in the American Revolutionary War, was held for a period as prisoner in the North, and returned to the state in 1783. Pinckney, a Founding Father of the United States, served as a delegate to the constitutional convention where he contributed to drafting the United States Constitution.
The William Blacklock House is a historic house at 18 Bull Street in Charleston, South Carolina. A National Historic Landmark, this brick house, built in 1800 for a wealthy merchant, is one of the nation's finest examples of Adamesque architecture. It is now owned by the College of Charleston, housing its Office of the foundation.
The James Greer Bankhead House, also known simply as the Greer Bankhead House and Forest Home, is a historic house in Sulligent, Alabama. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 13, 1975. It is the only site listed on the National Register in Lamar County.
The William Jennings Bryan House is a historic home located at 107 Evelyn Pl. in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina. It was designed by architects Smith & Carrier and built in 1917. It is a two-story, five-bay, side-gable roofed dwelling in the Colonial Revival style. This was the home of William Jennings Bryan from 1917 until he sold the house in 1920.
Halifax Historic District is a national historic district located at Halifax, Halifax County, North Carolina, US that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. It includes several buildings that are individually listed on the National Register. Halifax was the site of the signing of the Halifax Resolves on April 12, 1776, a set of resolutions of the North Carolina Provincial Congress which led to the United States Declaration of Independence gaining the support of North Carolina's delegates to the Second Continental Congress in that year.
The William R. Davie House, on Norman St. in Halifax, Halifax County, North Carolina, is a historic house with significance dating from 1783. William R. Davie (1754–1820) was born in England. He was a Founding Father of the United States and a patriot officer of mounted troops in the American Revolution who attended the Constitutional Convention from North Carolina, served as governor of North Carolina, served as a special ambassador to France during the XYZ Affair, and served in the North Carolina legislature. The house, also known as Loretta, was built on five acres that Davie bought in 1783. It was built starting probably in about 1785. It is a large two-story, frame side-hall plan house beneath a gable roof. It has a two-story wing raised from an earlier one-story wing and a number of one-story rear additions. The house is sheathed in weatherboard and rests on a brick foundation.
William H. Lee House, also known as Billy Lee Farm, is a historic home located at Lewiston, Bertie County, North Carolina. It was built about 1820, and is a two-story, three-bay, hall and parlor plan frame Federal style I-house. It has a side gable roof and rests on a brick pier foundation.
Coor-Gaston House, also known as the Judge William Gaston House, is a historic home located at New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina. It was built in 1774, as determined by dendrochronology, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, "L"-plan, Georgian style frame dwelling with a gable roof. It features a two-tier porch enclosed by Chinese trellis railings and supported by Doric order pillars. It was the home of Congressman and jurist William Gaston (1778-1844).
William Hollister House is a historic home located at New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina. It was built in 1840–1841, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, three-bay, side-hall plan, Federal style frame dwelling. It has a gable roof and a single-story, one-room wing.
Dr. William C. Verdery House is a historic home located at Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina. It was built in 1936, and is a Colonial Revival style brick dwelling. It consists of a two-story, main block flanked by a two-story wing and a one-story porch wing on the west and a one-story wing and recessed two-bay wing on the east. It is topped by a slate gable roof and features an Ionic order entrance surround.
William Allen Blair House is a historic home located at Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina. It was built in 1901, and is a two-story, Colonial Revival style frame dwelling. It has a one-story, wrap-around front porch and Porte-cochère. The house features a high hipped roof with gabled dormers and central facade gable with a projecting second story bay and a Palladian window.
The Andrews-Duncan House is a historic building located at 407 North Blount Street in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Built in 1874 for a prominent businessman, the Italianate style home was designed by architect George S. H. Appleget. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1972 and is currently owned by the state government. A large tree named after a presidential candidate once stood behind the house and is commemorated with a historical marker.
Dr. J. A. Savage House, also known as Albion Academy, was a historic home located at 124 East College Street in Franklinton, Franklin County, North Carolina. It was built about 1880, and enlarged to its present size about 1895. It was a two-story, frame house with a cross-gable roof, sheathed with plain weatherboards, and rests on a brick and stone pier foundation. It had a one-story rear kitchen ell. It was originally built as a classroom and/or dormitory, and enlarged by Dr. John A. Savage for use as his private residence. The building housed Albion Academy (1880-1933), a school for African-American elementary and high school students founded by the Presbyterian Board of Missions for Freedmen.
Portridge is a historic plantation house located near Louisburg, Franklin County, North Carolina at 225 May Road. While a number of sources say the home was built around 1780, it was actually constructed in circa 1764 according to its current owners. Portridge is a 1+1⁄2-story, three-bay, single pile Georgian style frame dwelling. It has a gable roof, three brick chimneys, and a one-room rear ell. Portridge was moved to its present location in 1984, and subsequently restored.
William J. Wilson House is a historic home located near Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina. It was built about 1824, and is a two-story, five-bay, Federal style frame dwelling. It has a side-gable roof and exterior brick end chimneys. It features a one-story, Late Victorian porch with porte cochere.
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.
William H. Grogan House is a historic home located at Brevard, Transylvania County, North Carolina. It was built about 1890, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, gable-front and wing form frame farmhouse, with Late Victorian style decorative details. It rests on a stone foundation and has a stepped, single shouldered, exterior stone chimney.
Black Rock Plantation House, also known as the Allen-Love House, is a historic plantation house located near Riegelwood, Columbus County, North Carolina. It was built about 1845, and is a two-story, five-bay, braced frame I-house with Federal / Greek Revival style interior design elements. The house is sheathed in weatherboard and has a gable roof. It has a rear shed roof addition and a replacement one-story shed roofed front porch. The house was renovated in 2013.
