Twin Houses
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| Location | On NC 168 at jct. of SR 1203 and 1147, Shawboro, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°24′33″N 76°5′52″W / 36.40917°N 76.09778°WCoordinates: 36°24′33″N 76°5′52″W / 36.40917°N 76.09778°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | c. 1797 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000959[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 13, 1972 |
Twin Houses is a historic home located at Shawboro, Currituck County, North Carolina. It was built about 1797, and consists of two separate two-story, five bay by two bay, identical Federal style structures, joined by a transverse hall. Each house has a hall-and-parlor plan, exterior end chimneys, and they are connected by a one-story, gable roofed, connecting hall.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]
Col. Henry Shaw and his wife are buried at the property, which is currently owned by local historian E. Ray Ethrridge.
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Survey and Planning Unit Staff (November 1971). "Twin Houses" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Federal architecture in North Carolina
- Houses completed in 1797
- Houses in Currituck County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Currituck County, North Carolina
- Eastern North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs