Jesse Benbow House II

The Jesse Benbow House II is a historic house located near Oak Ridge, Guilford County, North Carolina.

Jesse Benbow House II
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	NC 150, near Oak Ridge, North Carolina
Coordinates	36°9′50″N 80°00′08″W
Area	15.2 acres (6.2 ha)
Built	1858 (1858)
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	83001885[1]
Added to NRHP	September 8, 1983

Description and history

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.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Paul Fomberg (n.d.). "Jesse Benbow House II" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved November 1, 2014.