Cool Spring Place, also known as Cool Spring Tavern, is a historic home located at Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina. It was built in 1788, and is a two-story, five bay by four bay, rectangular Federal style frame dwelling. It low hipped roof and features a double porch on the front facade. It operated as a tavern until 1795, and is believed to be the oldest existing structure in the city of Fayetteville, having survived the disastrous fire of 1831.[2]

Cool Spring Place
Cool Spring Place, August 2006
Cool Spring Place is located in North Carolina
Cool Spring Place
Cool Spring Place is located in the United States
Cool Spring Place
Location119 N. Cool Spring St., Fayetteville, North Carolina
Coordinates35°3′7.5″N 78°52′26.7″W / 35.052083°N 78.874083°W / 35.052083; -78.874083
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1788 (1788)
Architectural styleFederal, Federal vernacular
NRHP reference No.72000956[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 10, 1972

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[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 Staff (March 1972). "Cool Spring Place" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
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