Wynne's Folly

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Wynne's Folly
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LocationW of Engelhard on U.S. 264, Engelhard, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°30′1″N76°1′41″W / 35.50028°N 76.02806°W / 35.50028; -76.02806
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1848 (1848)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Vernacular Greek Revival
NRHP reference No. 77001002 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 6, 1977

Wynne's Folly, also known as the Clarke House, is a historic plantation house located near Engelhard, North Carolina. It was built about 1848, and is two-story, five bay by five bay, vernacular Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It sits on a low brick pier foundation, shallow pyramidal roof pierced by pairs of interior end chimneys, and a wide frieze and overhanging cornice. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [1]

Wynne's Folly was built for Richard Wynn, who wished to impress a woman. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Catherine Bishir and Jim Sumner (n.d.). "Wynne's Folly" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
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