Speight House and Cotton Gin is a historic home and cotton gin located at Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. It was built in 1900, and is a two-story, L-shaped, Queen Anne-style brick dwelling with a hipped roof. It features three full-height projecting demi-octagonal bays and spacious wraparound verandah. The cotton gin was built about 1901–1902, and is a brick L-shaped building with a one-story main block and two-story ell. Also on the property are a contributing smokehouse and other dependencies.[2]
Speight House and Cotton Gin | |
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| Location | E. Church St., Edenton, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°7′33″N 76°36′30″W / 36.12583°N 76.60833°W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1900, c. 1901-1902 |
| Built by | Speight, Will Oscar |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 80002809[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 22, 1980 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Mary Alice Hinson and Bruce S. Cheeseman (June 1980). "Speight House and Cotton Gin" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.