Capt. John S. Pope Farm

Historic farm in North Carolina, United States

United States historic place


Capt. John S. Pope Farm
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Capt. John S. Pope Farm, September 2013
36°11′53″N 79°10′09″W / 36.19806°N 79.16917°W / 36.19806; -79.16917
Area	73.05 acres (29.56 ha)
Built	c. 1870 (1870)-1874
Architectural style	I-house
NRHP reference No.	13000206^[1]
Added to NRHP	April 23, 2013

Capt. John S. Pope Farm is a historic tobacco farm complex located near Cedar Grove, Orange County, North Carolina. The farmhouse was built between 1870 and 1874, and is a two-story, frame I-house with a one-story ell. It sits on a stone pier foundation, has a triple gable roof, and features stone gable end chimneys. Also on the property are the contributing well house (c. 1920), washhouse (c. 1875, 1930s), garage / smokehouse (c. 1900, c. 1920), flower house (c. 1900), two corn cribs (c. 1900, c. 1930), feed barn (c. 1900), tobacco ordering/stripping house (c. 1935), two curing barns (c. 1955), stick shed (c. 1950), five tobacco barns (c. 1875-1955), a spring-fed well (c. 1909), workshop (c. 1960), a small log building (c. 1880), two wood sheds (c. 1920, c. 1950), and the surrounding agricultural landscape.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/22/13 through 4/26/13. National Park Service. 2013-05-03.
^ Heather M. Wagner (August 2012). "Capt. John S. Pope Farm" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.