William Mitchell House

Historic house in North Carolina, United States

United States historic place


William Mitchell House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

36°16′57″N 77°02′56″W / 36.28250°N 77.04889°W / 36.28250; -77.04889
Area	20 acres (8.1 ha)
Built	c. 1832 (1832)
Built by	William W. Mitchell
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Federal
NRHP reference No.	72000965^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 4, 1972

William Mitchell House is a historic home located near Ahoskie, Hertford County, North Carolina. It was built about 1832, and is a two-story, five-bay-by-two-bay, L-shaped Federal style frame dwelling, with Greek Revival style design elements. It has a shallow gable roof and brick pier foundation. Also on the property are the contributing office, schoolhouse, carriage house, and smokehouse. It was the home of William Mitchell, one of the founders of Chowan University.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Survey and Planning Unit Staff (July 1972). "William Mitchell House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.