Davenport House (Creswell, North Carolina)

Davenport House
Location VA 1143 (Mount Tabor Rd. and VA 1146 (Mount Tabor Road-Backwoods, near Creswell, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°52′3″N 76°27′0″W / 35.86750°N 76.45000°W / 35.86750; -76.45000Coordinates: 35°52′3″N 76°27′0″W / 35.86750°N 76.45000°W / 35.86750; -76.45000
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built c. 1815 (1815)
Architectural style One-room coastal cottage
NRHP Reference # 07000932[1]
Added to NRHP September 5, 2007

Davenport House is a historic home located near Creswell, Washington County, North Carolina. It was built about 1815, and is a 1 1/2-story, heavy timber frame coastal cottage with a rear shed room. The house was restored in the late-1990s by the Historical Society of Washington County for use as a museum.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Nancy Van Dolsen (April 2007). "Davenport House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.


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