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Latham House

Coordinates: 35°52′2″N 76°44′44″W / 35.86722°N 76.74556°W / 35.86722; -76.74556
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Latham House
Front of the house, seen in early morning
Latham House is located in North Carolina
Latham House
Latham House is located in the United States
Latham House
Location311 E. Main St., Plymouth, North Carolina
Coordinates35°52′2″N 76°44′44″W / 35.86722°N 76.74556°W / 35.86722; -76.74556
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Builtc. 1850 (1850)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.76001348[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 1976

Latham House is a historic home located at Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina. It was built about 1850, and is a two-story, three bay by two bay, Greek Revival style frame dwelling on a high basement. It has a cross-gable roof, hip roofed wraparound porch, and is sheathed in weatherboard. Plymouth citizens are believed to have taken refuge in its basement during the Battle of Plymouth in 1864.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1] It is located in the Plymouth Historic District.

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Janet K. Seapker and John B. Flowers, III (n.d.). "Latham House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved June 1, 2015.