Grice-Fearing House

Grice-Fearing House
Location 200 South Road Street, Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Built 1798
Part of Shepard Street-South Road Street Historic District (#94000164[1])
MPS Elizabeth City MPS

The Grice-Fearing House is the oldest house (ca. 1798) in Elizabeth City, North Carolina,[2] located at 200 South Road Street. It is a contributing property in the Shepard Street-South Road Street Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The house was originally built for Francis Grice. After his death, his widow Mary married Isaiah Fearing, thus providing the house with its name.[3]

The house is now operated as a two-suite bed and breakfast.

See also

References

  1. National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Tom Butchko (September 30, 1992). National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Historic and Architectural Resources of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, 1793-1943 (pdf). page 7. National Park Service.
  3. Falcon, Ben; Lewis, Peter (June 30, 2007). "History of the Grice-Fearing House". Retrieved 2009-06-01. sourced from On the Shores of the Pasquotank by Thomas R. Butchko

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Coordinates: 36°17′57″N 76°13′27″W / 36.2992°N 76.2243°W / 36.2992; -76.2243


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