Penn House

Penn House

Penn House, July 1971
Location 324 Maple Ave., Reidsville, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°21′27″N 79°40′9″W / 36.35750°N 79.66917°W / 36.35750; -79.66917Coordinates: 36°21′27″N 79°40′9″W / 36.35750°N 79.66917°W / 36.35750; -79.66917
Area 3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built c. 1910 (1910), 1932
Built by Hurd, Bryant
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Prairie School
NRHP Reference # 83003992[1]
Added to NRHP November 25, 1983

Penn House is a historic home located at Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina. The main house was built in 1932, and is a 2 1/2-story, Colonial Revival style blond brick dwelling. The house consists of the main block; a one-story, L-shaped wing; a one-story servants' quarters; and a one-story kitchen wing behind the main block. The front facade features a full-facade, full-height portico with six Corinthian order columns. It replaced a Prairie School inspired dwelling erected on the site about 1910. Also on the property are the contributing two-story garage and servants' apartment (c. 1914-1922); smokehouse (before 1922); slate-roofed gazebo; pump house (1922-1929); and two greenhouses.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] It is located in the Reidsville Historic District.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Jim Sumner and Peter R. Kaplan (September 1983). "Penn House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.


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