John W. Stovall Farm

John W. Stovall Farm
Location NC 1507, near Stovall, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°27′22″N 78°33′23″W / 36.45611°N 78.55639°W / 36.45611; -78.55639Coordinates: 36°27′22″N 78°33′23″W / 36.45611°N 78.55639°W / 36.45611; -78.55639
Area 54 acres (22 ha)
Built c. 1835 (1835), c. 1855-1860
Architectural style Greek Revival, Federal
MPS Granville County MPS
NRHP Reference # 88001270[1]
Added to NRHP August 31, 1988

John W. Stovall Farm is a historic tobacco farm complex and national historic district located near Stovall, Granville County, North Carolina. The farmhouse was built in two sections, about 1835 and about 1855-1860. The older half is a two-story, three bay, heavy timber frame dwelling. The newer 1 1/2-story half has a mix of Federal and Greek Revival style decorative elements. Also on the property are the contributing corn crib, stable, smokehouse later used as a striphouse, lumber house, and a family cemetery.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Marvin A. Brown and Patricia Esperon (December 1987). "John W. Stovall Farm" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.


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