Speight House and Cotton Gin

Speight House and Cotton Gin is a historic home and cotton gin located at Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. It was built in 1900, and is a two-story, L-shaped, Queen Anne-style brick dwelling with a hipped roof. It features three full-height projecting demi-octagonal bays and spacious wraparound verandah. The cotton gin was built about 1901–1902, and is a brick L-shaped building with a one-story main block and two-story ell. Also on the property are a contributing smokehouse and other dependencies.[2]

Speight House and Cotton Gin
Speight House and Cotton Gin is located in North Carolina
Speight House and Cotton Gin
Speight House and Cotton Gin is located in the United States
Speight House and Cotton Gin
LocationE. Church St., Edenton, North Carolina
Coordinates36°7′33″N 76°36′30″W / 36.12583°N 76.60833°W / 36.12583; -76.60833
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1900 (1900), c. 1901-1902
Built bySpeight, Will Oscar
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No.80002809[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 22, 1980

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[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. ^ Mary Alice Hinson and Bruce S. Cheeseman (June 1980). "Speight House and Cotton Gin" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.