John E. Wilson House Explained

John E. Wilson House
Location:SR 1631 at SR 1630, near Dunn, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.2603°N -78.5081°W
Built:c.
Architecture:Italianate, Italianate Victorian
Added:March 17, 1986
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:86000545

John E. Wilson House is a historic home located near Dunn, Sampson County, North Carolina. It was built about 1878, and is a two-story, single pile, Italianate style frame dwelling with a rear ell. It has a center-false-gable roof and is sheathed in weatherboard. The front facade features an intricate double-tier porch. It was built as a boarding house for teachers and students in conjunction with Shady Grove School and has been moved twice, in 1975 and in 1984.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thomas Butchko and Jim Sumner . John E. Wilson House. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . August 1985 . pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-04-01.