Alfred Dockery House Explained

Alfred Dockery House
Location:E side SR 1005, 0.1 mile S of jct. with SR 1143, near Rockingham, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.0106°N -79.8133°W
Built:c., 1951
Architecture:Greek Revival
Added:November 20, 1986
Refnum:86003350

Alfred Dockery House is a historic plantation house located near Rockingham, Richmond County, North Carolina. It was built about 1840, and is a two-story, five-bay, brick dwelling with a low hipped roof in the Greek Revival style. It rests on a brick foundation and has two ells. The house was restored in 1951. Also on the property are the contributing remains of an outbuilding and the remains of a water-powered mill. It was the home of Congressman and brigadier general of the Tennessee State Militia Alfred Dockery (1797-1875).[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beth Thomas. Alfred Dockery House. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . September 1986. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-02-01.