William Rankin and Elizabeth Wharton Smith House
William Rankin and Elizabeth Wharton Smith House | |
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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 |
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| Coordinates | 36°4′44″N 79°34′51″W / 36.07889°N 79.58083°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | c. 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
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ 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.
