Brown–Graves House and Brown's Store

Brown–Graves House and Brown's Store is a historic plantation complex located near Locust Hill, Caswell County, North Carolina. The plantation house was built about 1800, and is a two-story, five-bay, Late Georgian style frame dwelling. It is set on a stone basement and has a low hipped roof. The front facade features a one-story pedimented porch with Corinthian order columns. Brown's Store is located across from the house and is a one-story, gabled frame building with a single shouldered stone and brick chimney. Also on the property are the contributing two slave quarters, a smoke house, and a Greek Revival period law office.[2]

Brown–Graves House and Brown's Store
Brown–Graves House and Brown's Store is located in North Carolina
Brown–Graves House and Brown's Store
Brown–Graves House and Brown's Store is located in the United States
Brown–Graves House and Brown's Store
LocationSW of Yanceyville on NC 150, near Locust Hill, North Carolina
Coordinates36°21′36″N 79°27′04″W / 36.36000°N 79.45111°W / 36.36000; -79.45111
Area9.5 acres (3.8 ha)
Builtc. 1800 (1800)
Architectural styleGeorgian, Late Georgian
NRHP reference No.74001334[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 15, 1974

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Survey and Planning Unit (November 1973). "Brown–Graves House and Brown's Store" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.