Cedar Dell, also known as Kennedy Memorial Home, is a historic plantation house located near Falling Creek, Lenoir County, North Carolina. It was originally constructed about 1820 as a two-story, three-bay, Federal style brick dwelling with a side-hall plan. It was enlarged to five bays wide and converted to a Victorian Gothic central hall plan mansion. The front facade features a one-story Eastlake-style porch with a low roof topped by a wrought iron balustrade and the rear facade has a two-tier porch. Also on the front facade is a large bay window with a roof identical to that on the porch. The house and property were deeded for use as an orphanage in 1912.[2]
Cedar Dell | |
 Cedar Dell, September 2013 | |
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| Location | Southeast of Falling Creek on SR 1338, near Falling Creek, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°15′17″N 77°41′20″W / 35.25472°N 77.68889°W |
| Area | 7 acres (2.8 ha) |
| Built | c. 1820 |
| Architectural style | Gothic, Federal, New Bern side-hall plan |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000600[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 26, 1971 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1] It is located in the Kennedy Memorial Home Historic District.
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ John B. Wells, III (May 1971). "Cedar Dell" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.