Powell–Brookshire–Parker Farm, also known as Summer Duck Farm, is a historic farm complex and national historic district located near Ellerbe, Richmond County, North Carolina. The main house, known as The Brookshire House, was built about 1870, and is a 1 1/2-story, rectangular, frame dwelling with a side gable roof. It has Greek Revival and Late Victorian style design elements. Also on the property are the contributing two dependencies (1940s), flowerhouse (c. 1940), corncrib and guano house (19th century), barn, watering trough, hog butchering scaffold (c. 1940), stock and hay barn (1937), gate, and the Powell–Brookshire Cemetery.[2]
Powell–Brookshire–Parker Farm | |
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| Location | 1881 E. NC 73, near Ellerbe, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°08′07″N 79°53′17″W / 35.13528°N 79.88806°W |
| Area | 25 acres (10 ha) |
| Built | c. 1870 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 07001410[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 16, 2008 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ J. Daniel Pezzoni (May 2007). "Powell–Brookshire–Parker Farm" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2015.