Penn House | |
Nrhp Type: | cp |
Nocat: | yes |
Location: | 324 Maple Ave., Reidsville, North Carolina |
Coordinates: | 36.3575°N -79.6692°W |
Built: | c., 1932 |
Builder: | Hurd, Bryant |
Architecture: | Colonial Revival, Prairie School |
Added: | November 25, 1983 |
Refnum: | 83003992 |
Penn House is a historic home located at Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina. The main house was built in 1932, and is a -story, Colonial Revival style blond brick dwelling. The house consists of the main block; a one-story, L-shaped wing; a one-story servants' quarters; and a one-story kitchen wing behind the main block. The front facade features a full-facade, full-height portico with six Corinthian order columns. It replaced a Prairie School inspired dwelling erected on the site about 1910. Also on the property are the contributing two-story garage and servants' apartment (c. 1914–1922); smokehouse (before 1922); slate-roofed gazebo; pump house (1922–1929); and two greenhouses.[1]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It is located in the Reidsville Historic District.