The Thomas B. Finley House, also known as The Oaks, is a historic home located at North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Norma Bonniwell (1877–1961) and built in 1893. It is a two-story, Queen Anne style frame dwelling with a one-story rear ell. It features a hip and gable roof, corner tower, fish-scale-cut wood shingles, and one-story, hip-roofed, wraparound porch. It was built for prominent attorney Thomas B. Finley (1862–1942), whose firm Finley and Hendren occupied the Thomas B. Finley Law Office at Wilkesboro.[2]
Thomas B. Finley House | |
 Front and western side | |
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| Location | 1014 E St., North Wilkesboro, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°9′41″N 81°9′4″W / 36.16139°N 81.15111°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1893 |
| Architect | Norma Bonniwell |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 08000415[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 15, 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.
- ^ Laura A. W. Phillips (June 2007). "Thomas B. Finley House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-07-01.