Capt. John S. Pope Farm

Capt. John S. Pope Farm

Capt. John S. Pope Farm, September 2013
Location 6909 Efland-Cedar Grove Rd., near Cedar Grove, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°11′53″N 79°10′09″W / 36.19806°N 79.16917°W / 36.19806; -79.16917Coordinates: 36°11′53″N 79°10′09″W / 36.19806°N 79.16917°W / 36.19806; -79.16917
Area 73.05 acres (29.56 ha)
Built c. 1870 (1870)-1874
Architectural style I-house
NRHP Reference # 13000206[1]
Added to NRHP April 23, 2013

Capt. John S. Pope Farm is a historic tobacco farm complex located near Cedar Grove, Orange County, North Carolina. The farmhouse was built between 1870 and 1874, and is a two-story, frame I-house with a one-story ell. It sits on a stone pier foundation, has a triple gable roof, and features stone gable end chimneys. Also on the property are the contributing well house (c. 1920), washhouse (c. 1875, 1930s), garage / smokehouse (c. 1900, c. 1920), flower house (c. 1900), two corn cribs (c. 1900, c. 1930), feed barn (c. 1900), tobacco ordering/stripping house (c. 1935), two curing barns (c. 1955), stick shed (c. 1950), five tobacco barns (c. 1875-1955), a spring-fed well (c. 1909), workshop (c. 1960), a small log building (c. 1880), two wood sheds (c. 1920, c. 1950), and the surrounding agricultural landscape.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/22/13 through 4/26/13. National Park Service. 2013-05-03.
  2. Heather M. Wagner (August 2012). "Capt. John S. Pope Farm" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.

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