James A. and Laura Thompson Long House explained

James A. and Laura Thompson Long House
Coordinates:36.3969°N -78.9917°W
Architecture:Queen Anne
Added:April 6, 2005
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:05000267

James A. and Laura Thompson Long House is a historic home located at Roxboro, Person County, North Carolina. It was built in 1896, and is a three-story, rectangular, Queen Anne style frame dwelling with a rear ell and enclosed rear porch. It features round towers with conical roofs at the front corners, a one-story wraparound porch with Doric order columns, and a hipped slate roof with dormers. The house was subdivided into apartments in the 1940s. Its builder, J. A. Long (1841–1915),[1] is considered the "founder of modern Roxboro."[2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: J.A. Long was the father of modern-day RoxboroJ.A. Long was the father of modern-day Roxboro, 1/26/19 on The Courier Times.
  2. Web site: Sarah A. Woodard. James A. and Laura Thompson Long House. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . December 2004. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-02-01.