William Thomas O'Brien House
William Thomas O'Brien House | |
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Location | 820 Wilkerson Ave., Durham, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 36°0′6″N 78°54′55″W / 36.00167°N 78.91528°WCoordinates: 36°0′6″N 78°54′55″W / 36.00167°N 78.91528°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | c. 1890 |
Architectural style | Gothic, Vernacular Victorian |
MPS | Durham MRA |
NRHP Reference # | 85001777[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 9, 1985 |
William Thomas O'Brien House is a historic home located at Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. It was built about 1890, and is a two-story, Gothic Revival style frame dwelling. It has a center hall plan and features a one-story wraparound porch, an original embossed tin shingle roof, and projecting bays. It was the home of William Thomas O'Brien, who perfected the Bonsack machine for the W. Duke Sons & Company.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Patricia S. Dickinson (December 1983). "William Thomas O'Brien House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
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