Carter-Simmons House

Carter-Simmons House
Location 218 Coy Smith Rd., Albertson, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°5′51.2″N 77°48′17.2″W / 35.097556°N 77.804778°W / 35.097556; -77.804778Coordinates: 35°5′51.2″N 77°48′17.2″W / 35.097556°N 77.804778°W / 35.097556; -77.804778
Area 9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built c. 1853 (1853)
NRHP Reference # 15000162[1]
Added to NRHP April 15, 2015

The Carter-Simmons House is a historic house at 218 Coy Smith Road, near Albertson, North Carolina. It is a 1-1/2 story wood frame structure with an integral front porch, three bays wide, with several types of exterior wood coverings, a product of its unusual construction history. The house was built in the early 19th century as a two-story wood frame structure, and was reduced in 1853 to its present size by the removal its upper floor. It is one of the best-preserved examples of this type of coastal cottage to be found in Duplin County.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Carter-Simmons House" (PDF). North Carolina SHPO. Retrieved 2015-09-08.


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