James A. and Laura Thompson Long House
James A. and Laura Thompson Long House | |
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| Location | 217 S. Main St., Roxboro, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°23′49″N 78°59′30″W / 36.39694°N 78.99167°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1896 |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000267[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 6, 2005 |
James A. and Laura Thompson Long House is a historic home located at Roxboro, Person County, North Carolina. It was built in 1896, and is a three-story, rectangular, Queen Anne style frame dwelling with a rear ell and enclosed rear porch. It features round towers with conical roofs at the front corners, a one-story wraparound porch with Doric order columns, and a hipped slate roof with dormers. The house was subdivided into apartments in the 1940s. Its builder, J. A. Long (1841–1915),[2] is considered the "founder of modern Roxboro."[3]
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "J.A. Long was the father of modern-day RoxboroJ.A. Long was the father of modern-day Roxboro, 1/26/19 on The Courier Times".
- ^ Sarah A. Woodard (December 2004). "James A. and Laura Thompson Long House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
