John Wheeler House (Murfreesboro, North Carolina) Explained

John Wheeler House
Nrhp Type:cp
Nocat:yes
Location:403 E. Broad St., Murfreesboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Coordinates:36.4442°N -77.0983°W
Built:c.
Architecture:Federal, Vernacular Federal
Added:March 31, 1971
Refnum:71000596

John Wheeler House is a historic home located in the Murfreesboro Historic District at Murfreesboro, Hertford County, North Carolina. It was built about 1805, and is a two-story, three-bay, vernacular Federal style brick dwelling with a central passage plan. The front facade features a later two-story pedimented portico. It was the birthplace of John H. Wheeler (1806-1882) and later home of Congressman Jesse Johnson Yeates (1829-1892).[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John B. Wells, III . Sherry I. Penney. John Wheeler House. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . October 1970 . pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-01-01.