Perry–Shepherd Farm Explained

Perry–Shepherd Farm
Location:410 Swansie Shepherd Rd., near Lansing, North Carolina
Coordinates:36.5094°N -81.5653°W
Built:c.
Architecture:Late Victorian
Added:April 19, 2006
Refnum:06000289

Perry–Shepherd Farm, also known as the Swansie Shepherd Farm, is a historic home and farm complex located near Lansing, Ashe County, North Carolina. The complex includes the main dwelling, a caretaker's cottage, a barn, a warehouse, a granary, and three sheds surrounded by woodland, open pasture, and blueberry and apple orchards. The main house was built about 1890, and is a two-story, single-pile I-house with an original rear wing. It has a double-porch and Queen Anne style decorative elements.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sherry Joines Wyatt. Perry–Shepherd Farm. National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory . August 2005. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-08-01.