Ben Farthing Farm
Ben Farthing Farm | |
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| Location | NC 1121 (Rominger Rd.) W side, just N of Watauga R., near Sugar Grove, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°14′21″N 81°49′26″W / 36.23917°N 81.82389°WCoordinates: 36°14′21″N 81°49′26″W / 36.23917°N 81.82389°W |
| Area | 16 acres (6.5 ha) |
| Built | 1935 |
| Built by | Farthing, Ben; Hartley, Charles |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman, Frame gambrel banked barn |
| NRHP reference No. | 92001736[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 4, 1993 |
Ben Farthing Farm is a historic farm and national historic district located near Sugar Grove, Watauga County, North Carolina. The complex includes a modest 1 1/2-story frame bungalow (1923), a large frame bank barn of traditional gambrel-roof form (1935), a root cellar built into a mountainside (1938), a frame outhouse (1938), and a frame scale house (1941). The buildings are set in a vernacular landscaping of native rock (1939).[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Langdon F. Oppermann (August 1992). "Ben Farthing Farm" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
Categories:
- Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Buildings and structures in Watauga County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Watauga County, North Carolina
- Western North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs