Fletcher-Skinner-Nixon House and Outbuildings | |
 1940 HABS photo of the house | |
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| Location | NC 1301 NE side, 0.45 miles SE of jct. with NC 1300, near Hertford, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°11′45″N 76°25′45″W / 36.19583°N 76.42917°W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | about 1820 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 93001541[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 21, 1994 |
Fletcher-Skinner-Nixon House and Outbuildings, also known as Swampside, is a historic plantation complex located near Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina. The main house was built about 1820, and is a two-story, Federal style frame dwelling. It is sheathed in weatherboard, sits on a brick pier foundation, and features an engaged double-tier piazza. Also on the property are the contributing stuccoed brick dairy (c. 1820), smokehouse, well, and barn (c. 1860). In 1992, the Fletcher-Skinner-Nixon House was adapted for use as a bed and breakfast inn.[2]
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1] It is located in the Old Neck Historic District.
References
- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ Drucilla H. York (September 1993). "Fletcher-Skinner-Nixon House and Outbuildings" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
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