Belvidere (Belvidere, North Carolina) Explained

Belvidere
Location:NC 37, W of Perquimans River, Belvidere, North Carolina
Coordinates:36.2689°N -76.5467°W
Built:c.
Builder:Newby, Thomas
Architecture:Georgian
Added:August 2, 1977
Refnum:77001008

Belvidere, also known as the Exum Newby House and Lamb House, is a historic plantation house located at Belvidere, Perquimans County, North Carolina. It was built about 1767, and is a -story, five-bay, frame dwelling with an unusual hip on gambrel roof. The Georgian style dwelling is sheathed in weatherboard and rests on a brick pier foundation. In the mid-1970s, Belvidere was sold to radio personality Wolfman Jack.[1]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Carl Lounsbury and Raymond A. Winslow, Jr. . Belvidere. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . January 1976. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-02-01.