Capt. John S. Pope Farm
Capt. John S. Pope Farm, September 2013
Capt. John S. Pope Farm is located in North Carolina
Capt. John S. Pope Farm
Capt. John S. Pope Farm is located in the United States
Capt. John S. Pope Farm
Location6909 Efland-Cedar Grove Rd., near Cedar Grove, North Carolina
Coordinates36°11′53″N 79°10′09″W / 36.19806°N 79.16917°W / 36.19806; -79.16917
Area73.05 acres (29.56 ha)
Builtc. 1870 (1870)-1874
Architectural styleI-house
NRHP reference No.13000206[1]
Added to NRHPApril 23, 2013

Capt. John S. Pope Farm is a historic tobacco farm complex located near Cedar Grove, Orange County, North Carolina. The farmhouse was built between 1870 and 1874, and is a two-story, frame I-house with a one-story ell. It sits on a stone pier foundation, has a triple gable roof, and features stone gable end chimneys. Also on the property are the contributing well house (c. 1920), washhouse (c. 1875, 1930s), garage / smokehouse (c. 1900, c. 1920), flower house (c. 1900), two corn cribs (c. 1900, c. 1930), feed barn (c. 1900), tobacco ordering/stripping house (c. 1935), two curing barns (c. 1955), stick shed (c. 1950), five tobacco barns (c. 1875-1955), a spring-fed well (c. 1909), workshop (c. 1960), a small log building (c. 1880), two wood sheds (c. 1920, c. 1950), and the surrounding agricultural landscape.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/22/13 through 4/26/13. National Park Service. 2013-05-03.
  2. Heather M. Wagner (August 2012). "Capt. John S. Pope Farm" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.


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