Thorbiskope

Thorbiskope
Location Off SR 2049 at SR 2050, near Bunnlevel, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°13′58″N 78°53′51″W / 35.23278°N 78.89750°W / 35.23278; -78.89750Coordinates: 35°13′58″N 78°53′51″W / 35.23278°N 78.89750°W / 35.23278; -78.89750
Area 2.9 acres (1.2 ha)
Built c. 1820 (1820), c. 1848
Architectural style Greek Revival, Georgian-Federal Coastal Cottage
NRHP Reference # 86000132[1]
Added to NRHP January 23, 1986

Thorbiskope, also known as the John Elliot House, is a historic plantation house located near Bunnlevel, Harnett County, North Carolina. It was built in two sections. The earliest section was built about 1820, and is a 1 1/2-story, Georgian / Federal style frame Coastal Cottage frame dwelling that forms the rear ell. About 1848, the two-story, five bay by two bay, Greek Revival style front section was added. It features a one-bay front portico.[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. E. Virginia Oswald and Jim Sumner (July 1985). "Thorbiskope" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.


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