Thomas B. Finley House

The Thomas B. Finley House, also known as The Oaks, is a historic home located at North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Norma Bonniwell (1877–1961) and built in 1893. It is a two-story, Queen Anne style frame dwelling with a one-story rear ell. It features a hip and gable roof, corner tower, fish-scale-cut wood shingles, and one-story, hip-roofed, wraparound porch. It was built for prominent attorney Thomas B. Finley (1862–1942), whose firm Finley and Hendren occupied the Thomas B. Finley Law Office at Wilkesboro.[2]

Thomas B. Finley House
Front and western side
Thomas B. Finley House is located in North Carolina
Thomas B. Finley House
Thomas B. Finley House is located in the United States
Thomas B. Finley House
Location1014 E St., North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Coordinates36°9′41″N 81°9′4″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1893 (1893)
ArchitectNorma Bonniwell
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No.08000415[1]
Added to NRHPMay 15, 2008

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Laura A. W. Phillips (June 2007). "Thomas B. Finley House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-07-01.


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