Green Hill House
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Green Hill House | |
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| Location | S of Louisburg near jct. of SR 1760 and 1761, near Louisburg, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°4′51″N 78°18′19″W / 36.08083°N 78.30528°WCoordinates: 36°4′51″N 78°18′19″W / 36.08083°N 78.30528°W |
| Area | 9.5 acres (3.8 ha) |
| Built | c. 1788 |
| Built by | Hill, Green |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP Reference # | 75001268[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 10, 1975 |
Green Hill House is a historic plantation house located near Louisburg, Franklin County, North Carolina. It was built about 1788, and is a 1 1/2-story, three bay, Georgian style frame dwelling. It sits on a raised basement and has a rear shed extension. The house features a large double-shoulder brick end chimneys. Green Hill (1741-) was active in the Methodist movement and his house was the scene in 1785 of the first annual conference of the newly organized Methodist Episcopal Church, attended by Bishop Francis Asbury and Bishop Thomas Coke.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ John Baxton Flowers, III, and Catherine W. Cockshutt (April 1975). "Green Hill House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
External links
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NC-183, "Green Hill Place, State Routes 1760 & 1761, Louisburg, Franklin County, NC", 3 photos
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