Benvenue
Benvenue | |
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| Location | 330 Southern Blvd., near Rocky Mount, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°58′35″N 77°49′20″W / 35.97639°N 77.82222°W |
| Area | 11.6 acres (4.7 ha) |
| Built | 1844 |
| Architectural style | Second Empire, Influence |
| NRHP reference No. | 82003493[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 29, 1982 |
Benvenue is a historic plantation house located near Rocky Mount, North Carolina. The house was built in 1844 and was expanded and remodeled to its present Second Empire form in 1889. It is a large 2 1⁄2-story, three bay by three bay, frame house with a one-story ell in the back. It has a steep mansard roof with slate tiles that have flower patterns on them. It was the home of Congressman Benjamin H. Bunn.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ Terrell Armistead Crow and Jim Sumner (September 1980). "Benvenue" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
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