Clover Hill, also known as Colonel Edmund Jones House, is a historic plantation house near Patterson, Caldwell County, North Carolina. Located on a knoll within the Happy Valley at the foot of the Appalachian Mountains, Clover Hill was built in 1846 by Colonel Edmund W. Jones for his bride Sonia C. Davenport. It is a two-story, five-bay, brick, Greek Revival-style house. The house sits on a raised basement and has a hipped roof. Additionally, it features a shed porch supported by four handsome fluted Ionic order columns. Inside the house, the interior is decorated with typical Greek Revival trim, such as Ionic and Doric colonnettes.[2]
Clover Hill | |
.jpg) Clover Hill, HABS Photo, June 1937 | |
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| Location | E of Patterson off NC 268 on SR 1514, near Patterson, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°59′41″N 81°31′40″W / 35.99472°N 81.52778°W |
| Area | 40 acres (16 ha) |
| Built | 1846 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001301[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 25, 1973 |
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 for, according to the Statement of Significance, "its unusually handsome Ionic porch, entrances" and its well-executed interiors"[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Survey and Planning Unit (May 1973). "Clover Hill" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
External links
edit- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NC-142, "Clover Hill, State Route 1514, Patterson, Caldwell County, NC", 3 photos