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Rock House (King, North Carolina)

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Built
  
1785 (1785)

Opened
  
1785

Added to NRHP
  
1 October 1975

NRHP Reference #
  
75001292

Area
  
2 ha

Rock House (King, North Carolina)

Location
  
N of King on SR 1186, near King, North Carolina

Similar
  
Horne Creek Living His, Conkle's Hollow State Nat, Hanging Rock State Park, Pilot Mountain, House on the Rock

Rock House, also known as the John Martin House, is a historic home located near King, Stokes County, North Carolina. It was built about 1785, and is a two-story, fieldstone ruin. It has been a ruin since the late-19th century. It is believed to have been built by Colonel John Martin, an early landowner in Stokes County. The property is maintained by the Stokes County Historical Society.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

References

Rock House (King, North Carolina) Wikipedia