William A. Graham Jr. Farm

William A. Graham Jr. Farm is a historic home and farm located near Denver and Kidville, Lincoln County, North Carolina. The farmhouse was built about 1890, and is a two-story, three bay, rectangular frame dwelling. The front facade features a large central gable with ornate gable ornaments. Also located on the property is a two-story, 16-sided, "round barn" with a low, polygonal roof that radiates from an eight-sided blind cupola; log outbuilding; and a smokehouse. The property was the working experimental farmstead after the American Civil War of William A. Graham, Jr. (1839–1923), son of governor and statesman William Alexander Graham (1804–1875).[2]

William A. Graham Jr. Farm
William A. Graham Jr. Farm is located in North Carolina
William A. Graham Jr. Farm
William A. Graham Jr. Farm is located in the United States
William A. Graham Jr. Farm
LocationS of Denver on SR 1360, near Denver and Kidville, North Carolina
Coordinates35°28′43″N 81°4′5″W
Area9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
Builtc. 1890 (1890)
NRHP reference No.77001004[1]
Added to NRHPMay 6, 1977

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Greer Suttlemyre and Joe Mobley (n.d.). "William A. Graham Jr. Farm" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.


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