Thompson House (Wake Forest, North Carolina)

Thompson House
Location 2528 Old NC Highway 98, near Wake Forest, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°58′10″N 78°34′8″W / 35.96944°N 78.56889°W / 35.96944; -78.56889Coordinates: 35°58′10″N 78°34′8″W / 35.96944°N 78.56889°W / 35.96944; -78.56889
Area 2.1 acres (0.85 ha)
Built c. 1853 (1853)
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 05001030[1]
Added to NRHP September 15, 2005

Thompson House, also known as the William Thompson House, is a historic plantation house located near Wake Forest, Wake County, North Carolina. It was built about 1853, and is a two-story, three-bay Greek Revival-style frame dwelling. It is sheathed in weatherboard, sits on a fieldstone foundation, and has four brick chimneys, two on each side. Also on the property is a contributing 1 1/2-story barn (c. 1853). The house and barn were moved to its present location in 2004.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Edward Salo (March 2005). "Thompson House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.


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