John N. Peterson Farm
John N. Peterson Farm | |
 The Peterson Farm House, obstructed by a tree. | |
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| Location | E side of SR 1321 just N of jct. with SR 1322, Poplar, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°05′25″N 82°19′48″W / 36.09028°N 82.33000°W |
| Area | 35.8 acres (14.5 ha) |
| Built | c. 1870 |
| Built by | Peterson, John N. |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Folk Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 90001859[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 6, 1990 |
John N. Peterson Farm is a historic home, farm, and national historic district located near Poplar, Mitchell County, North Carolina. The farmhouse was built about 1870, and is a two-story, three-bay, single pile I-house with vernacular folk Victorian sawn detailing. The front facade features a double-tier, semi-engaged, broken-slope, shed-roofed front porch. Other contributing resources are a barn dated to the second half of the 19th century and the agricultural landscape.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Mary J. Hooper (August 1990). "John N. Peterson Farm" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
Categories:
- Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Victorian architecture in North Carolina
- Houses completed in 1870
- Buildings and structures in Mitchell County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Mitchell County, North Carolina
- Western North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs