John Blue House (Aberdeen, North Carolina)

John Blue House
Location 200 Blue St., Aberdeen, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°7′50″N 79°25′22″W / 35.13056°N 79.42278°W / 35.13056; -79.42278Coordinates: 35°7′50″N 79°25′22″W / 35.13056°N 79.42278°W / 35.13056; -79.42278
Area 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built 1888 (1888)
Architect Hooker, Charles
Architectural style Colonial Revival
NRHP Reference # 82003488[1]
Added to NRHP July 29, 1982

John Blue House, also known as "Blue House," was a historic home located at Aberdeen, Moore County, North Carolina. It was built in 1888, and was a two-story, Colonial Revival style frame dwelling. It featured a grand tetrastyle portico supported by Doric order columns added in 1903. It was built by John Blue, founder of the Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad.[2] It has been demolished.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Jo Ann Williford (January 1982). "John Blue House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.


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