Shemuel Kearney House
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]
Shemuel Kearney House | |
 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 |
| Area | 8 acres (3.2 ha) |
| Built | 1790 |
| Built by | Kearney, Shemuel |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 75001261[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 5, 1975 |
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
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Panoramio, Shemuel Kearney House, Retrieved Dec. 31, 2014.
- Franklin County, Property Card for 2555 US Highway 1 Archived 2014-12-31 at the Wayback Machine, 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.
