Green Hill House Explained

Green Hill House
Location:S of Louisburg near jct. of SR 1760 and 1761, near Louisburg, North Carolina
Coordinates:36.0808°N -78.3053°W
Built:c.
Builder:Hill, Green
Architecture:Georgian
Added:June 10, 1975
Refnum:75001268

Green Hill House is a historic plantation house located near Louisburg, Franklin County, North Carolina. It was built prior to 1785, and is a -story, three-bay, Georgian style frame dwelling. It sits on a raised basement and has a rear shed extension. The house features large double-shoulder brick end chimneys. Green Hill (1741-1828) [1] was active in the Methodist movement and his house was the scene in 1785 of the first annual conference of the newly organized Methodist Episcopal Church, attended by Bishop Francis Asbury and Bishop Thomas Coke.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Green Hill House - GCAH.
  2. Web site: John Baxton Flowers, III . Catherine W. Cockshutt. Green Hill House. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . April 1975. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-11-01.