Piney Prospect Explained

Piney Prospect
Location:5.7 miles S of Tarboro off SR 1601, near Tarboro, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.8136°N -77.5669°W
Built:c., 1860
Builder:Evans, Peter
Architecture:Early Republic, Adamesque
Added:February 18, 1971
Refnum:71000584

Piney Prospect, also known as the Sugg House, is a historic home located near Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina. The original house was built about 1800, and enlarged to its present size about 1820. It is a two-story, rectangular, frame dwelling in the Early Republic style. It features a four-bay, two-tiered recessed porch with three free standing and two engaged columns. The interior has Adamesque design elements. Also on the property is a large barn built about 1860.[1]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John B. Wells and Greer Suttlemyer. Piney Prospect. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . November 1970. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-11-01.