Boyette Slave House
Boyette Slave House | |
 The Boyette Slave House and surrounding properties in December 2021. | |
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| Location | Northwest of Kenly on SR 2110, near Kenly, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°39′9″N 78°10′52″W / 35.65250°N 78.18111°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| NRHP reference No. | 79003329[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 20, 1979 |
Boyette Slave House is a historic home located near Kenly, Johnston County, North Carolina. It is a small one-room log dwelling. It is built of hewn and pit-sawn plans and features a gable end stick and mud chimney. The building measures 16 feet by 12 feet and 8 feet tall.[2] Between 1890 and 1910 it was reused as a schoolhouse.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] The site of the Boyette Plantation House across the street is not listed.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Renee Gledhill-Earley and Joe Mobley (June 1979). "Boyette Slave House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
External links[edit]
- Boyette Slave and Schoolhouse (Visit NC)
- Boyette Slave and Schoolhouse (Johnston County Visitor's Bureau)
- Boyette Slave House & Slavery in 19th Century Eastern North Carolina (Beth Navarez Historical Consulting)
