Duke-Lawrence House
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Duke-Lawrence House
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Location | East of Rich Square off NC 305/561, near Rich Square, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Area | 2.9 acres (1.2 ha) |
Built | c. 1747 | , 1787-1796
Architectural style | Georgian |
NRHP Reference # | 80002892[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 22, 1980 |
Duke-Lawrence House, also known as Lawrence House and Shoulars House, is a historic plantation house located near Rich Square, Northampton County, North Carolina. The original western frame section was built about 1747, with the eastern brick section built between 1787 and 1796. It is a "T"-shaped Georgian style dwelling that consists of a 1 1/2-story, brick section and the original three bay frame section with a brick end. It features a split-level floor arrangement and a sloping one-story roofline to the rear. The interior woodwork was removed in the 1930s and installed in "Willow Oaks" in Richmond, Virginia.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
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Categories:
- Plantation houses in North Carolina
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Georgian architecture in North Carolina
- Houses completed in 1796
- Houses in Northampton County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Northampton County, North Carolina
- Eastern North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs