Shaw House, also known as Cupola House, is a historic home located at Shawboro, Currituck County, North Carolina. It was built about 1885, and is a two-story, three bay by two bay, Italianate style frame dwelling on a brick foundation. It features a three-story tower and has a two-story rear wing. Also on the property are three contributing outbuildings and a well.[2]
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| Location | NC 34 and SR 1203 Shawboro, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°24′25″N 76°05′34″W / 36.40694°N 76.09278°W |
| Area | 60 acres (24 ha) |
| Built | c. 1885 |
| Architectural style | Italianate, Vernacular Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 80002820[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 17, 1980 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
Defining Elements[3] edit
- modest vernacular residential form
- asymmetrical front entrance
- specific cladding feature [3]
- later renovations to the front verandah
- square verandah columns
- irregular fenestration
- small window at front entry
- fifteen-pane French front entry door
- internal red brick chimney with corbelled cap
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Claudia Roberts and Jim Sumner (November 1979). "Shaw House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
- ^ a b "Charles R. Shaw House". search.heritageburnaby.ca. Retrieved 2023-08-03.