Land's End (Hertford, North Carolina)

Land's End
Lands End, April 2012
Location SE of Hertford near jct. of SR 1300 and 1324, near Hertford, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°06′40″N 76°13′17″W / 36.11111°N 76.22139°W / 36.11111; -76.22139Coordinates: 36°06′40″N 76°13′17″W / 36.11111°N 76.22139°W / 36.11111; -76.22139
Area 40 acres (16 ha)
Built 1830 (1830)
Built by James Leigh
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 73001365[1]
Added to NRHP September 20, 1973

Land's End, also known as Leigh House, is a historic plantation house located near Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina. It was built about 1830, and is a two-story, five bay by four bay, Greek Revival style brick dwelling. It has a gable roof and features front and rear full-height porticoes supported by unfluted Doric order columns.[2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Survey and Planning Unit Staff (August 1973). "Land's End" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.

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