Fuller House
Fuller House, March 2007
Fuller House (Louisburg, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
Fuller House (Louisburg, North Carolina)
Fuller House (Louisburg, North Carolina) is located in the United States
Fuller House (Louisburg, North Carolina)
Location307 N. Main St., Louisburg, North Carolina
Coordinates36°6′13″N 78°17′58″W / 36.10361°N 78.29944°W / 36.10361; -78.29944
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1856 (1856)
Built byAlbert Gamaliel Jones
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.78001954[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 17, 1978

Fuller House is a historic home located at Louisburg, Franklin County, North Carolina. It was built in 1856, and is a two-story, three bay by two bay, Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It has a hipped roof and rests on a low foundation of stone blocks. The front facade features a full width front porch. It was the home of noted poet and novelist Edwin Wiley Fuller (1847–1876).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1] It is located in the Louisburg Historic District.

Edwin Wiley Fuller

Fuller was born in Louisburg, North Carolina and wrote the novels The Angel in the Cloud (1873) and Sea-Gift (1871). A historical marker commemorating his life and work is four blocks east of the home. He married Elisabeth Malone and had two daughters before dying at age 28.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Catherine W. Bishir and Joe Mobley (n.d.). "Fuller House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
  3. "Marker: E-77".


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