Philip Sowers House

Historic house in North Carolina, United States

United States historic place


Philip Sowers House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


35°47′30″N 80°27′40″W / 35.79167°N 80.46111°W / 35.79167; -80.46111
Area	390 acres (160 ha)
Built	c. 1861 (1861)-1870
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	80002821^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 25, 1980

Philip Sowers House is a historic home located near Churchland, Davidson County, North Carolina. It was built between about 1861 and 1870, and is a large two-story, vernacular Greek Revival style brick dwelling. The 1+1⁄2-story rear wing is of log construction and dates to the early-19th century. It has a Y-shaped triple wing design with the rooms arranged around a hexagonal stair hall with a graceful half-spiral staircase. Also on the property are a contributing corn crib and log barn.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ David W. Parham and Jerry L. Cross (June 1980). "Philip Sowers House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.