Penn House
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Penn House | |
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Penn House, July 1971 | |
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| Location | 324 Maple Ave., Reidsville, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°21′27″N 79°40′9″W / 36.35750°N 79.66917°WCoordinates: 36°21′27″N 79°40′9″W / 36.35750°N 79.66917°W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | c. 1910, 1932 |
| Built by | Hurd, Bryant |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Prairie School |
| NRHP Reference # | 83003992[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 25, 1983 |
Penn House is a historic home located at Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina. The main house was built in 1932, and is a 2 1/2-story, Colonial Revival style blond brick dwelling. The house consists of the main block; a one-story, L-shaped wing; a one-story servants' quarters; and a one-story kitchen wing behind the main block. The front facade features a full-facade, full-height portico with six Corinthian order columns. It replaced a Prairie School inspired dwelling erected on the site about 1910. Also on the property are the contributing two-story garage and servants' apartment (c. 1914-1922); smokehouse (before 1922); slate-roofed gazebo; pump house (1922-1929); and two greenhouses.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] It is located in the Reidsville Historic District.
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Jim Sumner and Peter R. Kaplan (September 1983). "Penn House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
