Rock House (King, North Carolina)
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Rock House | |
Location | N of King on SR 1186, near King, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 36°24′17″N 80°21′44″W / 36.40472°N 80.36222°W |
Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
Built | 1785 |
NRHP reference No. | 75001292[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 1, 1975 |
Rock House, also known as the John Martin House, is a historic home located near King, Stokes County, North Carolina. It was built about 1785, and is a two-story, fieldstone ruin. It has been a ruin since the late-19th century. It is believed to have been built by Colonel John Martin, an early landowner in Stokes County. The property is maintained by the Stokes County Historical Society.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Robert Topkins and Ruth Little-Stokes (April 1975). "Rock House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
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