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James Newsome House

Coordinates: 36°16′44″N 76°03′22″W / 36.27889°N 76.05611°W / 36.27889; -76.05611
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James Newsome House
James Newsome House is located in North Carolina
James Newsome House
James Newsome House is located in the United States
James Newsome House
Location3 miles (4.8 km) east of Ahoskie on NC 350, near Ahoskie, North Carolina
Coordinates36°16′44″N 76°03′22″W / 36.27889°N 76.05611°W / 36.27889; -76.05611
Area103 acres (42 ha)
Built1820s or 1830s
Built byHollomon, Drew
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.84000803[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 28, 1984

James Newsome House, also known as Wynnewood, is a historic plantation house located near Ahoskie, Hertford County, North Carolina. It was built in the 1820s or 1830s, and is a two-story, three-bay Federal-style frame dwelling. It has a gable roof, beaded siding, and brick chimneys with free-standing stacks at the gable ends. Also on the property are the contributing slave cabin, smokehouse, large barn, and plantation office.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Marshall Bullock (March 1984). "James Newsome House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.