Tusculum (Arcola, North Carolina)

Tusculum
Location SE of Warrenton off SR 1635, near Arcola, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°17′04″N 78°01′07″W / 36.28444°N 78.01861°W / 36.28444; -78.01861Coordinates: 36°17′04″N 78°01′07″W / 36.28444°N 78.01861°W / 36.28444; -78.01861
Area 20 acres (8.1 ha)
Built c. 1835 (1835)
Architectural style Federal
NRHP Reference # 74001386[1]
Added to NRHP October 23, 1974

Tusculum is a historic plantation house located near Arcola, Warren County, North Carolina. It was built about 1835, and is a two-story, five bay, late Federal style frame dwelling. It has a gable roof, is sheathed in weatherboard, and has later shed roof porch. The front facade features a Palladian doorway with paneled pilasters and fanlight.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Survey and Planning Unit Staff (October 1974). "Tusculum" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.


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