Henry Seawell Brown and Mary Jane English Farmstead

Henry Seawell Brown and Mary Jane English Farmstead
Location 15956 U.S. Route 221 North, near Ashford, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°51′57″N 81°57′13″W / 35.86583°N 81.95361°W / 35.86583; -81.95361Coordinates: 35°51′57″N 81°57′13″W / 35.86583°N 81.95361°W / 35.86583; -81.95361
Area 21 acres (8.5 ha)
Built 1916 (1916)
Architectural style Queen Anne, Colonial Revival
NRHP Reference # 09000685[1]
Added to NRHP September 3, 2009

Henry Seawell Brown and Mary Jane English Farmstead, also known as the Brown Family Farm, is a historic home and farm located near Ashford, McDowell County, North Carolina. The farmhouse was built in 1916, and is 1 1/2-story, three bay, frame dwelling with Queen Anne and Colonial Revival style design elements. It has a two-story portico, triangular pedimented front gable, hip-roofed dormers, fish-scale shingles, and one-story wraparound front porch. It has a two-story rear ell. Also on the property are a contributing barn and garage (1920s).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Marvin A. Brown (December 2008). "Henry Seawell Brown and Mary Jane English Farmstead" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.


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