Myers-White House

	Myers-White House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Myers-White House
Location	NE of Bethel on SR 1347, near Bethel, North Carolina
Coordinates	36°7′25″N 76°28′9″W / 36.12361°N 76.46917°W
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	c. 1730
Built by	Long, Thomas
NRHP reference No.	72000986
Added to NRHP	January 20, 1972

The Myers-White House, also known as Sycamore Grove, is a private residence located near Hertford in the Bethel Township of Perquimans County, North Carolina. It is one of the oldest private homes in the state. The exact construction date is not known. It was likely constructed in the early 1700s. Thomas Long (~1730) is assumed to be the architect and builder. It is a 1+1⁄2-story frame dwelling with brick ends and a gambrel roof. It is one of the two known gambrel roof houses with brick ends in the state.^[2]^[3] It is a member of the small group of 18th century frame houses with brick ends in northeast North Carolina; the group includes the Sutton-Newby House and the Old Brick House.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.^[1]

Gallery

East Side View - Rear wing was added in the Early 1940s and rebuilt following Hurricane Isabell in 2008
East Side Chimney
Front East Side Window - Shows remains of older door opening
North East Corner View
North (Front)Side View
West Side View
West Side Chimney
Close-up View of West Side Chimney
South West Corner View - Ramp added following Hurricane Isabell in 2008
South (Rear) View - Rear Wing was added in the early 1940s

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Catherine W. Bishir and Michael T. Southern, A Guide to the Historic Architecture of Eastern North Carolina (1996)
^ John B. Wells, III (May 1971). "Myers-White House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.

External links

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[2]
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NC-22, "Myers House, State Route 1347, Bethel, Perquimans County, NC", 1 photo, 2 data pages

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[2] Catherine W. Bishir and Michael T. Southern, A Guide to the Historic Architecture of Eastern North Carolina (1996)

[nrhpinv-3] John B. Wells, III (May 1971). "Myers-White House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.

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