Lewis Highsmith Farm, also known as Sweet Liberty, is a historic home and farm complex located near Harrells, Sampson County, North Carolina. The house was built about 1840, and is a large two-story, double pile, Federal style frame dwelling with a gable roof. The front facade features a full-width, two-tier front porch. The interior follows a hall-and-parlor plan. Also on the property are the contributing log smokehouse, the former kitchen, the gable roofed barn, and a nearby cluster of four tobacco barns.[2]

Lewis Highsmith Farm
Lewis Highsmith Farm is located in North Carolina
Lewis Highsmith Farm
Lewis Highsmith Farm is located in the United States
Lewis Highsmith Farm
LocationUS 421 S of NC 41, near Harrells, North Carolina
Coordinates34°42′43″N 78°11′17″W / 34.71194°N 78.18806°W / 34.71194; -78.18806
Area113 acres (46 ha)
Builtc. 1840 (1840)
Architectural styleFederal
MPSSampson County MRA
NRHP reference No.86000559[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 17, 1986

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[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. ^ Thomas Butchko and Jim Sumner (June 1985). "Lewis Highsmith Farm" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-04-01.