Rosefield (Windsor, North Carolina)

Rosefield
Location 212 W. Gray St., Windsor, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°59′42″N 76°56′50″W / 35.99500°N 76.94722°W / 35.99500; -76.94722Coordinates: 35°59′42″N 76°56′50″W / 35.99500°N 76.94722°W / 35.99500; -76.94722
Area 76 acres (31 ha)
Built c. 1786 (1786)-1791, 1855
Architect Gilbert Leigh
Architectural style Federal, Georgian, Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 82003434[1]
Added to NRHP August 26, 1982

Rosefield is a historic plantation house located at Windsor, Bertie County, North Carolina. It was built in three sections, with the oldest built about 1786-1791. It is a two-story, five bay, "L"-plan frame dwelling with Georgian, Federal, and Greek Revival style design elements. It has a two-story, two-bay addition and a two-story rear addition built in 1855. It features a hip roof front porch. Also on the property are the contributing small frame outbuilding, office, dairy, and family cemetery.[2]

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. Marshall Bullock (April 1982). "Rosefield" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.


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