Person–McGhee Farm is a historic farm complex located at 5631 U.S. Highway 1 in Franklinton, Franklin County, North Carolina, about 4 miles (6 kilometers) north of town. The earliest section of the house was built sometime between 1770 and 1820, and is a three-bay, two-story frame dwelling over a stone-walled cellar. It has double shouldered brick end chimneys. In the 1890s, a large 2 1/2-story Queen Anne / Colonial Revival style section was added to the original Federal period dwelling. Also on the property are the contributing tenant house (1860s-1870s), a water tower, smokehouse, cattle barn, three log tobacco barns, and several sheds.[2]
Person–McGhee Farm | |
 The historic Person–McGhee Farm located near Franklinton, North Carolina. | |
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| Location | US 1, Franklinton, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°09′36″N 78°27′11″W / 36.16000°N 78.45306°W |
| Area | 500 acres (200 ha) |
| Built | c. 1800 |
| Architectural style | Mixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods) |
| NRHP reference No. | 79003343[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 26, 1979 |
The farm was threatened during a wildfire which occurred on February 10, 2008.[3] Two old sheds were destroyed, but the rest of the property was able to be saved.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Keith N. Morgan and Joe Mobley (n.d.). "Person–McGhee Farm" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
- ^ WNCN TV Channel 17 (Raleigh, NC) – Weekend Wildfires Force Some to Flee Their Homes by Steve Sbraccia (February 12, 2008), Retrieved May 6, 2015.