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Vernon Place

Coordinates: 36°30′15″N 76°59′59″W / 36.50417°N 76.99972°W / 36.50417; -76.99972
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Vernon Place
Vernon Place is located in North Carolina
Vernon Place
Vernon Place is located in the United States
Vernon Place
LocationNorth of Como off US 258, near Como, North Carolina
Coordinates36°30′15″N 76°59′59″W / 36.50417°N 76.99972°W / 36.50417; -76.99972
Area100 acres (40 ha)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Federal, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.82003469[1]
Added to NRHPApril 29, 1982

Vernon Place, also known as the Cowper-Taylor House, is a historic plantation house located near Como, Hertford County, North Carolina. It is dated to the late-1820s, and is a two-story, five-bay, T-plan, transitional Federal / Greek Revival frame dwelling. It has a low-pitched, gable roof and Colonial Revival style one-story hip-roof wraparound porch added about 1900. Also on the property are the contributing one-room, 1+12-story frame Federal style house, wellhouse, and a Delco plant.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Margaret L. Stephenson and Bruce S. Cheeseman (September 1980). "Vernon Place" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.