Belvidere (Williamsboro, North Carolina)

Belvidere
Location NC 1329, NE end, near Williamsboro, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°28′14″N 78°23′05″W / 36.47056°N 78.38472°W / 36.47056; -78.38472Coordinates: 36°28′14″N 78°23′05″W / 36.47056°N 78.38472°W / 36.47056; -78.38472
Area 15.8 acres (6.4 ha)
Built 1850 (1850)
Architect Jacob W. Holt
Architectural style Greek Revival, Italianate
NRHP Reference # 92001603[1]
Added to NRHP November 12, 1992

Belvidere, also known as the Boyd House, is a historic plantation house located near Williamsboro, Vance County, North Carolina. It is attributed to noted architect Jacob W. Holt and built about 1850. It is a two-story, double-pile frame Greek Revival / Italianate style frame dwelling. It has a high hipped roof with bracketed eaves. The front facade features a full-width porch with hipped roof and brackets. Also on the property is a contributing one-story, heavy timber frame school house (c. 1850).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. David R. Black (August 1992). "Belvidere" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.


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