John Watson House (Warrenton, North Carolina)

John Watson House
Location Petway Burwell Rd., 1/4 miles W of NC 401, Warrenton, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°21′50″N 78°10′58″W / 36.36389°N 78.18278°W / 36.36389; -78.18278Coordinates: 36°21′50″N 78°10′58″W / 36.36389°N 78.18278°W / 36.36389; -78.18278
Built 1855
Architect Jacob Holt
Architectural style Italianate, Greek Revival, Georgian, Federal
NRHP Reference # 90001954[1]
Added to NRHP December 28, 1990

The John Watson House, now called the Magnolia Manor Plantation Bed and Breakfast, also known as Burwell House is a historic plantation house located at Warrenton, Warren County, North Carolina.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

History

The original Georgian / Federal style farm house was originally built about 1815. John Watson acquired the property in the 1830s. Warson hired Jacob W. Holt in 1859 to do the overbuild on the original house. He added the two-story, Greek Revival style main block. It is overlaid with ornate Italianate style detail at the roofline and on the full-width front porch.[2] In 1997 the Carver family acquired the property. In 2003 the Carver family turned the house into a bed & breakfast.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Sandra Webbere (August 1990). "John Watson House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  3. Magnolia Manor Plantation Bed and Breakfast website


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