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Athol (Edenton, North Carolina)

Coordinates: 36°0′43″N 76°33′38″W / 36.01194°N 76.56056°W / 36.01194; -76.56056
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Athol
Athol, HABS Photo, June 1940
Athol (Edenton, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
Athol (Edenton, North Carolina)
Athol (Edenton, North Carolina) is located in the United States
Athol (Edenton, North Carolina)
LocationSE of Edenton on SR 1114, near Edenton, North Carolina
Coordinates36°0′43″N 76°33′38″W / 36.01194°N 76.56056°W / 36.01194; -76.56056
Area8 acres (3.2 ha)
Builtc. 1845 (1845)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.80002808[1]
Added to NRHPMay 22, 1980

Athol, also known as Benbury Hall and Joshua Skinner House, is a historic plantation house located near Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. It was built about 1857, and is a 2+12-story, five-bay, T-shaped Greek Revival style frame dwelling. The rear section of the house features two-tier porches on either side. The front facade features a full-length two-tiered porch supported by Roman Ionic order columns.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Haley, Drucilla; Sumner, Jim; Moore, Elizabeth (November 1979). "Athol" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places: Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
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