Lewis–Thornburg Farm
Lewis–Thornburg Farm, also known as the Thornburg Farm, is a historic home and farm complex near Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina.
Lewis–Thornburg Farm | |
 Lewis–Thornburg House, September 2014 | |
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| Nearest city | NC 1107, approximately 1.5 miles south of the junction with NC 1170, near Asheboro, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°36′59″N 79°56′41″W |
| Area | 160.8 acres (65.1 ha) |
| Built | c. 1855-1950 |
| Architectural style | Center-passage single pile |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000085[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 24, 2005 |
The farmhouse was built about 1855, and is a two-story, single-pile, three-bay, frame dwelling. It has a gable roof and a two-story rear ell, a one-story rear kitchen wing and a one-story enclosed rear porch. Other contributing resources are two grape arbors (c. 1950), a smokehouse (c. 1920), an equipment shed/garage (c. 1930), an outhouse (c. 1930), five chicken houses (c. 1930, c. 1950), a dog house and pen (c. 1950), pigeon boxes (c. 1950), two equipment sheds (c. 1950), a storage shed, a barn (c. 1900, c. 1950), a tack shed (c. 1950), a carriage house (c. 1900), a three-board fence (c. 1950), an animal chute (c. 1950), a hog shelter (c. 1950), a wood shed (c. 1950), a hog house (c. 1950), and the agricultural landscape.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Heather Fearnbach (August 2004). "Lewis–Thornburg Farm" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
