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The Jesse Benbow House II is a historic house located near Oak Ridge, Guilford County, North Carolina.
Jesse Benbow House II | |
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| Location | NC 150, near Oak Ridge, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°9′50″N 80°00′08″W |
| Area | 15.2 acres (6.2 ha) |
| Built | 1858 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 83001885[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 8, 1983 |
It was built in 1858, and is a two-story, three-bay, double-pile vernacular Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It has a low hipped roof and has a long one-story gable-roofed rear ell. Also on the property are the contributing horse barn, smokehouse, granary, woodshed or "summerhouse," greenhouse, chicken coop, and large barn.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 8, 1983.[1]
Rumored to be a stop on the underground railway, with a false wall and under house access in the library. All owners of the house signatures located under the main staircase, dating back to Jesse Benbow II.
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