Wessington House is a historic home located at Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. It was built about 1851, and is a 3-story house with a full English basement, brick dwelling with a center hall plan. The front facade features a two-tiered full-length porch with elaborate iron railings and balustrade.[2]
Wessington House | |
 Front and eastern side | |
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| Location | 120 W. King St., Edenton, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°3′27″N 76°36′37″W / 36.05750°N 76.61028°W |
| Area | 0.8 acres (0.32 ha) |
| Built | c. 1851 |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001317[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 20, 1973 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Survey and Planning Unit Staff (August 1972). "Wessington House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
External links
edit- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NC-171, "Wessington House, 120 West King Street, Edenton, Chowan County, NC", 11 photos, 3 data pages
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NC-171-A, "Wessington House, Cistern, Edenton, Chowan County, NC", 2 photos
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NC-171-B, "Wessington House, Office, Edenton, Chowan County, NC", 1 photo