The William Alfred Moore House is a historic home located at Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina. It was built between 1861 and 1863, and is the earliest known structure still standing in Mount Airy. The house is known for its Italianate and Gothic Revival exterior details and Greek Revival interior. In the front yard stands a rare hexagonal gazebo (c. 1865) made of wood poles and intervening laurel root walls. The Moore house is owned by the Mount Airy Restoration Foundation.[2]
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| Location | 202 Moore Ave. Mount Airy, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°30′6″N 80°36′21″W / 36.50167°N 80.60583°W |
| Area | 4.1 acres (1.7 ha) |
| Built | 1861-1863 |
| Architectural style | Italianate, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 86000406[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 5, 1986 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Patricia S. Dickinson (November 1985). "William Alfred Moore House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
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