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Historic house in North Carolina, United States United States historic place
Archibald Taylor House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest cityWood, North Carolina
Area20 acres (8.1 ha)
Builtc. 1856 (1856)
Built byHolt, Jacob
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.75001273
Added to NRHPMay 12, 1975

Archibald Taylor House is a historic plantation house located near Wood, Franklin County, North Carolina. It was built about 1857, and is a two-story, three-bay, Italianate style frame dwelling. It rests on a full-height brick basement and has a hipped roof. The house has a center-hall plan and the front hall retains trompe-l'œil painting. It was built by noted American carpenter and builder Jacob W. Holt (1811-1880).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

There is reason to believe that Archibald Taylor was a slave owner - this should be reflected into his background and history - as evidenced by this article (https://zora.medium.com/my-relentless-search-to-find-my-familys-african-american-eve-2e5b40aeb0b8)

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Catherine W. Cockshutt (February 1975). "Archibald Taylor House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
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