Morgan House (South Mills, North Carolina) Explained

Morgan House
Coordinates:36.4131°N -76.3339°W
Builder:Holstead, Samuel
Architecture:Federal
Added:February 1, 1972
Refnum:72000984

Morgan House is a historic home located in Pasquotank County, North Carolina. It was built circa 1826 for Samuel Holstead, and is a two-story, three-bay, Federal style, temple-form frame dwelling. It sits on a brick pier foundation, with a three-part form-a central section flanked by porches. The front facade features a "dwarf portico" supported by two pairs of vernacular Doric order columns that carry an arched central bay.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John B. Wells, III. Morgan House. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . October 1971. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-02-01.