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Powell House (Fair Bluff, North Carolina)

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Area
  
less than one acre

NRHP Reference #
  
78001940

Added to NRHP
  
31 January 1978

Built
  
1803 (1803)

Opened
  
1803

Powell House (Fair Bluff, North Carolina)

Location
  
Main and Orange Sts., Fair Bluff, North Carolina

Architectural style
  
Federal, Vernacular Federal

Powell House, also known as The Trading Post and Wooten-Powell House, is a historic home located at Fair Bluff, Columbus County, North Carolina The original section was built about 1803, and consisted of two equal-sized rooms. It is in a vernacular Federal style. It has several mid-to-late 19th century additions, which were made in several stages. The house is said to have functioned as a commercial outpost in the 19th century. It is one of the oldest buildings in Columbus County.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

References

Powell House (Fair Bluff, North Carolina) Wikipedia