The Isaiah Wilson Snugs House, also known as the Isaiah Wilson Snugs House and the Marks House, are two historic homes located at Albemarle, Stanly County, North Carolina. The Marks House was built about 1847, and is a two-story, transitional Federal / Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It is the oldest surviving house in Albemarle. It was moved to its present site behind the Snuggs house in 1975. The Isaiah Wilson Snuggs House, the second oldest in Albemarle, was built about 1874, and is a two-story, three-bay, frame dwelling, with a two-room kitchen/dining room ell. The houses were restored in the 1980s and are operated as historic house museums by the Stanly County Museum.[2]
Isaiah Wilson Snugs House | |
 Isaiah Wilson Snugs House, March 2007 | |
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| Location | 112 N. Third St., Albemarle, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°21′3″N 80°11′46″W / 35.35083°N 80.19611°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | c. 1847-1850, c. 1874 |
| Architectural style | Fed-Greek Revival Transition |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000190[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 9, 1995 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Davyd Foard Hood (August 1994). "Isaiah Wilson Snugs House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
External links
edit- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NC-237, "Freeman-Marks House, 112 North Third Street, Albemarle, Stanly County, NC", 30 photos, 4 measured drawings, 2 data pages
- Snuggs House museum
- Freeman-Marks House museum
