The Fountain, also known as Walnut Fountain and the Colonel Davenport House, is a historic plantation home located at Yadkin Valley, Caldwell County, North Carolina. It was built in 1807, and is a two-story, T-shaped frame dwelling with Federal and Greek Revival style design elements. Also on the property is a contributing brick well house/dairy (c. 1865–1870).[2]
The Fountain | |
 1937 HABS photo of the house | |
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| Location | 1677 NC 268, Yadkin Valley, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°59′57″N 81°32′19″W / 35.99917°N 81.53861°W |
| Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
| Built | 1807 |
| Architectural style | Federal, Greek Revival, et al. |
| NRHP reference No. | 04000942[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 2, 2004 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Davyd Foard Hood (January 2002). "The Fountain" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
External links
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Media related to The Fountain (Yadkin Valley, North Carolina) at Wikimedia Commons
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NC-143, "Walnut Fountain, NC Route 268, Patterson, Caldwell County, NC", 2 photos