Alfred Dockery House

Alfred Dockery House

Alfred Dockery House, March 2007
Location E side SR 1005, 0.1 mile S of jct. with SR 1143, near Rockingham, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°0′38″N 79°48′48″W / 35.01056°N 79.81333°W / 35.01056; -79.81333Coordinates: 35°0′38″N 79°48′48″W / 35.01056°N 79.81333°W / 35.01056; -79.81333
Area 130 acres (53 ha)
Built c. 1840 (1840), 1951
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 86003350[1]
Added to NRHP November 20, 1986

Alfred Dockery House is a historic plantation house located near Rockingham, Richmond County, North Carolina. It was built about 1840, and is a two-story, five bay, brick dwelling with a low hipped roof in the Greek Revival style. It rests on a brick foundation and has two ells. The house was restored in 1951. Also on the property are the contributing remains of an outbuilding and the remains of a water powered mill. It was the home of Congressman and brigadier general of the Tennessee State Militia Alfred Dockery (1797-1875).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Beth Thomas (September 1986). "Alfred Dockery House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.


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