Merritt-Winstead House
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Merritt-Winstead House | |
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| Location | 7891 Boston Rd., near Roxboro, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°28′56″N 78°55′7″W / 36.48222°N 78.91861°WCoordinates: 36°28′56″N 78°55′7″W / 36.48222°N 78.91861°W |
| Area | 6.6 acres (2.7 ha) |
| Built | 1915, 1934 |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne, Colonial Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 05001031[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 15, 2005 |
Merritt-Winstead House is a historic home located near Roxboro, Person County, North Carolina. It was built in 1915, as a 1 1/2-story, transitional Queen Anne / Colonial Revival style frame dwelling. It was enlarged in 1934 to a two-story, three bay, Colonial Revival dwelling veneered in brick with a one-story, wrap-around American Craftsman-style front porch. A one-story vestibule was added to the front facade about 1950. Also on the property are a contributing carport (c. 1950), garage (c. 1934), tennis court (c. 1925), swimming pool complex (c. 1952), well house (c. 1950), two grape arbors (c. 1930-1935), Bill Joe's Play Doctor's Office (c. 1928), retaining walls (c. 1952), storage building (c. 1934), barbeque grill (c. 1952), and rock walls and a boxwood garden (c. 1925).[2]
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Sarah A. Woodard (April 2005). "Merritt-Winstead House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
