Cowper-Thompson House

Cowper-Thompson House
Location 405 North St., Murfreesboro, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°26′43″N 77°5′49″W / 36.44528°N 77.09694°W / 36.44528; -77.09694Coordinates: 36°26′43″N 77°5′49″W / 36.44528°N 77.09694°W / 36.44528; -77.09694
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built c. 1790 (1790)
Architectural style Georgian, Federal
NRHP Reference # 91001908[1]
Added to NRHP January 9, 1992

Cowper-Thompson House, also known as the William Cowper House and Reverend Thompson House, is a historic home located at Murfreesboro, Hertford County, North Carolina. It was built about 1790, and is a 1 1/2-story, five bay, transitional Georgian / Federal style frame dwelling with a center-hall plan. It is sheathed in weatherboard and is connected to the original kitchen dependency by a new kitchen addition. The house was restored in 1978-1980.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Davyd Foard Hood (September 1991). "Cowper-Thompson House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.


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