Capt. John S. Pope Farm Explained

Capt. John S. Pope Farm
Location:6909 Efland-Cedar Grove Rd., near Cedar Grove, North Carolina
Coordinates:36.1981°N -79.1692°W
Built:c. -1874
Architecture:I-house
Added:April 23, 2013
Refnum:13000206[1]

Capt. John S. Pope Farm is a historic tobacco farm complex located near Cedar Grove, Orange County, North Carolina. The farmhouse was built between 1870 and 1874, and is a two-story, frame I-house with a one-story ell. It sits on a stone pier foundation, has a triple gable roof, and features stone gable end chimneys. Also on the property are the contributing well house (c. 1920), washhouse (c. 1875, 1930s), garage / smokehouse (c. 1900, c. 1920), flower house (c. 1900), two corn cribs (c. 1900, c. 1930), feed barn (c. 1900), tobacco ordering/stripping house (c. 1935), two curing barns (c. 1955), stick shed (c. 1950), five tobacco barns (c. 1875-1955), a spring-fed well (c. 1909), workshop (c. 1960), a small log building (c. 1880), two wood sheds (c. 1920, c. 1950), and the surrounding agricultural landscape.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2013-05-03. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/22/13 through 4/26/13 . National Park Service.
  2. Web site: Heather M. Wagner. Capt. John S. Pope Farm . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . August 2012. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-02-01.