Brown–Graves House and Brown's Store
Brown–Graves House and Brown's Store | |
| Location | SW of Yanceyville on NC 150, near Locust Hill, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°21′36″N 79°27′04″W / 36.36000°N 79.45111°W |
| Area | 9.5 acres (3.8 ha) |
| Built | c. 1800 |
| Architectural style | Georgian, Late Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 74001334[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 15, 1974 |
Brown–Graves House and Brown's Store is a historic plantation complex located near Locust Hill, Caswell County, North Carolina. The plantation house was built about 1800, and is a two-story, five-bay, Late Georgian style frame dwelling. It is set on a stone basement and has a low hipped roof. The front facade features a one-story pedimented porch with Corinthian order columns. Brown's Store is located across from the house and is a one-story, gabled frame building with a single shouldered stone and brick chimney. Also on the property are the contributing two slave quarters, a smoke house, and a Greek Revival period law office.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Survey and Planning Unit (November 1973). "Brown–Graves House and Brown's Store" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.