Mansfield Thornton House is a historic home located near Warrenton, Warren County, North Carolina. It was built about 1885, and is a two-story, three bay by one bay, post-Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It is sheathed in weatherboard, sits on a rubble foundation, has a hipped roof, and one-story hip roofed front porch. It was built for former slave Mansfield Thornton.[2]
Mansfield Thornton House | |
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| Location | SE of Warrenton, near Warrenton, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°23′12″N 78°8′46″W / 36.38667°N 78.14611°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | c. 1885 |
| Architectural style | post-Greek revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 77001014[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 2, 1977 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Catherine W. Bishir and Panthea Twitty (n.d.). "Mansfield Thornton House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.