John W. Stovall Farm

Historic farm in North Carolina, United States

United States historic place


John W. Stovall Farm
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

36°27′22″N 78°33′23″W / 36.45611°N 78.55639°W / 36.45611; -78.55639
Area	54 acres (22 ha)
Built	c. 1835 (1835), c. 1855-1860
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Federal
MPS	Granville County MPS
NRHP reference No.	88001270^[1]
Added to NRHP	August 31, 1988

John W. Stovall Farm is a historic tobacco farm complex and national historic district located near Stovall, Granville County, North Carolina. The farmhouse was built in two sections, about 1835 and about 1855–1860. The older half is a two-story, three-bay, heavy timber frame dwelling. The newer 1 1/2-story half has a mix of Federal and Greek Revival style decorative elements. Also on the property are the contributing corn crib, stable, smokehouse later used as a striphouse, lumber house, and a family cemetery.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Marvin A. Brown and Patricia Esperon (December 1987). "John W. Stovall Farm" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved November 1, 2014.