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Powe House

Coordinates: 36°0′18″N 78°55′11″W / 36.00500°N 78.91972°W / 36.00500; -78.91972
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Powe House
Front and eastern side, following extensive modifications
Powe House is located in North Carolina
Powe House
Powe House is located in the United States
Powe House
Location1503 W. Pettigrew St., Durham, North Carolina
Coordinates36°0′18″N 78°55′11″W / 36.00500°N 78.91972°W / 36.00500; -78.91972
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built1900 (1900)
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Gothic
MPSDurham MRA
NRHP reference No.85001780[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 9, 1985

Powe House is a historic home located at Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. It was built in 1900, and is a two-story, Neoclassical style frame dwelling with a large hip-roofed core and pedimented wings. When built, it featured a one-story wraparound porch and an overlapping two-story portico at the central entrance bay.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Claudia Roberts Brown (June 1984). "Powe House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.