Shemuel Kearney House
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Shemuel Kearney House | |
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The Shemuel Kearney House at its original location near Franklinton, North Carolina before being moved. | |
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| Location | 1 miles S of Franklinton on U.S. 1, near Franklinton, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°4′36″N 78°28′53″W / 36.07667°N 78.48139°WCoordinates: 36°4′36″N 78°28′53″W / 36.07667°N 78.48139°W |
| Area | 8 acres (3.2 ha) |
| Built | 1790 |
| Built by | Kearney, Shemuel |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP Reference # | 75001261[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 5, 1975 |
Shemuel Kearney House was a historic plantation house located near Franklinton, Franklin County, North Carolina, formerly at 2555 U.S. Highway 1 south of town. In 2009, the house was dismantled and moved to nearby Louisburg for restoration as the original property was recently zoned by Franklin County for commercial use.[2] Therefore, the building had to be relocated.[3][4] The Shemuel Kearney House was reconstructed next to another historic residence, the Cooke House, on Peach Orchard Road in 2015.[5]
Although the National Register of Historic Places lists the house as being built in 1790, it was actually constructed in 1759 by Shemuel Kearney (1734-1808) and is currently the second oldest residence in Franklin County after Cascine Plantation which was built in 1752. The home consists of a 1 1/2-story, three bay, gambrel roofed main block with a later one-story, gable roofed rear wing. It has a simple, robust Georgian style finish.[6]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Panoramio, Shemuel Kearney House, Retrieved Dec. 31, 2014.
- ↑ Franklin County, Property Card for 2555 US Highway 1, Retrieved Dec. 31, 2014.
- ↑ Franklin County Register of Deeds, Deed of Trust to Peconic Properties, LLC on July 21, 1997, Retrieved Dec. 31, 2014.
- ↑ Old House Dreams - Cooke House, Louisburg, Retrieved Jan. 1, 2016.
- ↑ John Baxton Flowers, III & Catherine W. Cockshutt (March 1975). "Shemuel Kearney House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
