George Matthias Bernhardt House
George Matthias Bernhardt House | |
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| Location | S of Rockwell on SR 2361, near Rockwell, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°30′27″N 80°25′42″W / 35.50750°N 80.42833°W |
| Area | 323 acres (131 ha) |
| Built | c. 1855 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 82001303[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 26, 1982 |
The George Matthias Bernhardt House is a historic plantation house located near Rockwell, Rowan County, North Carolina.
Description and history[edit]
It was built in about 1855, and is a two-story, "T"-plan, Greek Revival-style frame dwelling. It has a gable roof, sits on a brick foundation, and is sheathed in weatherboard. Also on the 323 acre property are the contributing double pen log barn, log smokehouse, well shed, two granaries, and plantation office. Paul Mathias Bernhardt (1846-1922), a son of George Matthias Bernhardt (1820-1885), built the Bernhardt House at Salisbury, North Carolina.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 26, 1982.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Davyd Foard Hood and Jim Sumner (July 1982). "George Matthias Bernhardt House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
Categories:
- Plantation houses in North Carolina
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Greek Revival houses in North Carolina
- Houses completed in 1855
- Houses in Rowan County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Rowan County, North Carolina
- 1855 establishments in North Carolina
- Central North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs