MPS Wilson MRA Area 2 ha | NRHP Reference # 86000764 Added to NRHP 13 February 1986 | |
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Location W side of SR 1326 at SR 1327, near Wilson, North Carolina Built c. 1830 (1830), c. 1844, c. 1870 Architectural style Greek Revival architecture | ||
Gen. Joshua Barnes House is a historic home located near Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina. It was built about 1844, and is a two-story, central-hall-plan, Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It was built around the nucleus of an earlier, Federal style dwelling built about 1830 and remodeled about 1870. It has a shallow hipped roof and one-story, full width front porch. Attached to the rear of the house is a small one-story Greek Revival frame structure connected by an enclosed breezeway. It was built by Gen. Joshua Barnes, who is considered the father of Wilson County.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
References
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