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]

John N. Peterson Farm
The Peterson Farm House, obstructed by a tree.
John N. Peterson Farm is located in North Carolina
John N. Peterson Farm
John N. Peterson Farm is located in the United States
John N. Peterson Farm
LocationE side of SR 1321 just N of jct. with SR 1322, Poplar, North Carolina
Coordinates36°05′25″N 82°19′48″W / 36.09028°N 82.33000°W / 36.09028; -82.33000
Area35.8 acres (14.5 ha)
Builtc. 1870 (1870)
Built byPeterson, John N.
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Folk Victorian
NRHP reference No.90001859[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 6, 1990

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ 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.