Vernon Place, also known as the Cowper-Taylor House, is a historic plantation house located near Como, Hertford County, North Carolina. It is dated to the late-1820s, and is a two-story, five-bay, T-plan, transitional Federal / Greek Revival frame dwelling. It has a low-pitched, gable roof and Colonial Revival style one-story hip-roof wraparound porch added about 1900. Also on the property are the contributing one-room, 1+1⁄2-story frame Federal style house, wellhouse, and a Delco plant.[2]
Vernon Place | |
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| Location | North of Como off US 258, near Como, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°30′15″N 76°59′59″W / 36.50417°N 76.99972°W |
| Area | 100 acres (40 ha) |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Federal, Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 82003469[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 29, 1982 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Margaret L. Stephenson and Bruce S. Cheeseman (September 1980). "Vernon Place" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.