Shady Oaks

For the unincorporated community, see Shady Oaks, Texas.
Shady Oaks
Location SE of Warrenton on SR 1600, near Warrenton, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°22′49″N 78°8′32″W / 36.38028°N 78.14222°W / 36.38028; -78.14222Coordinates: 36°22′49″N 78°8′32″W / 36.38028°N 78.14222°W / 36.38028; -78.14222
Area 7 acres (2.8 ha)
Built c. 1815 (1815)
Architectural style Federal
NRHP Reference # 76001346[1]
Added to NRHP March 15, 1976

Shady Oaks, also known as the Cheek-Twitty House, is a historic plantation house located near Warrenton, Warren County, North Carolina.

Overview

It was built about 1815, and is a tripartite Federal style frame dwelling. It consists of a rather narrow two-story central block, flanked by perpendicular two-bay wings, with one-story frame additions. It is sheathed in weatherboard, has a gable roof, and one-story shed porch.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Catherine W. Cockshutt and Panthea Twitty (November 1975). "Shady Oaks" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.


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