Vernon Place

Vernon Place
Location North of Como off US 258, near Como, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°30′15″N 76°59′59″W / 36.50417°N 76.99972°W / 36.50417; -76.99972Coordinates: 36°30′15″N 76°59′59″W / 36.50417°N 76.99972°W / 36.50417; -76.99972
Area 100 acres (40 ha)
Architectural style Greek Revival, Federal, Colonial Revival
NRHP Reference # 82003469[1]
Added to NRHP April 29, 1982

Vernon Place, also known as the Cowper-Taylor House, is a historic plantation house located near Como, Hertford County, North Carolina. It is dated to the late-1820s, and is a two-story, five bay, "T"-plan, transitional Federal / Greek Revival frame dwelling. It has a low-pitched, gable roof and Colonial Revival style one-story hip-roof wraparound porch added about 1900. Also on the property are the contributing one-room, 1 1/2-story frame Federal style house, wellhouse, and a Delco plant.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Margaret L. Stephenson and Bruce S. Cheeseman (September 1980). "Vernon Place" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.


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