Bower-Cox House

Bower-Cox House
Location SW of Scottville on SR 1595,
near Scottville, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°26′43″N 81°21′52″W / 36.44528°N 81.36444°W / 36.44528; -81.36444Coordinates: 36°26′43″N 81°21′52″W / 36.44528°N 81.36444°W / 36.44528; -81.36444
Area 8 acres (3.2 ha)
Built c. 1820 (1820)
Architect George Bower
Architectural style Late Victorian, Federal, Late Federal
NRHP reference # 76001303[1]
Added to NRHP November 7, 1976

Bower-Cox House is a historic house located on SR 1595 southwest of Scottville, Ashe County, North Carolina. It is locally significant for its association with its builder and owners.

Description and history

The original section was built about 1820, and is a two-story, Late Federal style block with a one-story shed-roof porch. A Late Victorian addition, now regarded as the "front" of the house, is a two-story frame block with a one-story shed-roof porch on one side and a two-story porch on the opposite.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 1976.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Davyd Foard Hood; Michael T. Southern & Joe A. Mobley (June 1976). "Bower-Cox House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.


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