Perry–Shepherd Farm, also known as the Swansie Shepherd Farm, is a historic home and farm complex located near Lansing, Ashe County, North Carolina. The complex includes the main dwelling, a caretaker's cottage, a barn, a warehouse, a granary, and three sheds surrounded by woodland, open pasture, and blueberry and apple orchards. The main house was built about 1890, and is a two-story, single-pile I-house with an original rear wing. It has a double-porch and Queen Anne style decorative elements.[2]
Perry–Shepherd Farm | |
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| Location | 410 Swansie Shepherd Rd., near Lansing, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°30′34″N 81°33′55″W / 36.50944°N 81.56528°W |
| Area | 62 acres (25 ha) |
| Built | c. 1890 |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 06000289[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 19, 2006 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Sherry Joines Wyatt (August 2005). "Perry–Shepherd Farm" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.