The William R. Davie House, on Norman St. in Halifax, Halifax County, North Carolina, is a historic house with significance dating from 1783. William R. Davie (1754–1820) was born in England. He was a Founding Father of the United States and a patriot officer of mounted troops in the American Revolution who attended the Constitutional Convention from North Carolina, served as governor of North Carolina, served as a special ambassador to France during the XYZ Affair, and served in the North Carolina legislature.[2][3] The house, also known as Loretta, was built on five acres that Davie bought in 1783. It was built starting probably in about 1785.[3] It is a large two-story, frame side-hall plan house beneath a gable roof. It has a two-story wing raised from an earlier one-story wing and a number of one-story rear additions. The house is sheathed in weatherboard and rests on a brick foundation.[4]
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| Location | Norman St., Halifax, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°19′52″N 77°35′32″W / 36.33108°N 77.59214°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | c.1785 |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001348[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 19, 1973 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#73001348)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ William R. Davie, Blackwell P. Robinson. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1957.
- ^ a b "Historic Halifax: The People: William R. Davie".
- ^ Survey and Planning Unit Staff (May 1973). "William R. Davie House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-12-01.