Franklin-Penland House

Franklin-Penland House, also known as Theodore C. Franklin House, Stokes Penland House, and Linville Falls Post Office, is a historic home located at Linville Falls, Burke County, North Carolina. It was built about 1883, and is a two-story, three-bay, frame I-house with a two-story rear ell. It features a full-width, attached two-tiered shed roof porch added about 1915. Also on the property is the former U.S. Post Office, Linville Falls, N.C., building. The one-room front gable frame building was built in 1907 and housed the Linville Falls post office until 1925.[2]

Franklin-Penland House
Northern side and front
Franklin-Penland House is located in North Carolina
Franklin-Penland House
Franklin-Penland House is located in the United States
Franklin-Penland House
Location8646 NC 183, Linville Falls, North Carolina
Coordinates35°57′11″N 81°56′12″W / 35.95306°N 81.93667°W / 35.95306; -81.93667
Area2.8 acres (1.1 ha)
Builtc. 1883 (1883)
Built byWilliam MacLamore
Architectural styleI-house
NRHP reference No.06001106[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 28, 2006

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Clay Griffith (July 2006). "Franklin-Penland House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.