The Grice–Fearing House is the oldest house (ca. 1798) in Elizabeth City, North Carolina,[2] located at 200 South Road Street. It is a contributing property in the Shepard Street–South Road Street Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Grice–Fearing House
Grice–Fearing House is located in North Carolina
Grice–Fearing House
Grice–Fearing House is located in the United States
Grice–Fearing House
Location200 South Road Street, Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Built1798
Part ofShepard Street-South Road Street Historic District (ID94000164[1])
MPSElizabeth City MPS

The house was originally built for Francis Grice. After his death, his widow Mary married Isaiah Fearing, thus providing the house with its name.[3]

The house is now operated as a two-suite bed and breakfast.

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Tom Butchko (September 30, 1992). National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Historic and Architectural Resources of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, 1793–1943 (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  3. ^ Falcon, Ben; Lewis, Peter (June 30, 2007). "History of the Grice–Fearing House". Retrieved June 1, 2009. sourced from On the Shores of the Pasquotank by Thomas R. Butchko
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