Powell–Brookshire–Parker Farm Explained

Powell–Brookshire–Parker Farm
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:1881 E. NC 73, near Ellerbe, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.1353°N -79.8881°W
Built:c.
Architecture:Greek Revival, Late Victorian
Added:January 16, 2008
Refnum:07001410

Powell–Brookshire–Parker Farm, also known as Summer Duck Farm, is a historic farm complex and national historic district located near Ellerbe, Richmond County, North Carolina. The main house, known as The Brookshire House, was built about 1870, and is a 1 1/2-story, rectangular, frame dwelling with a side gable roof. It has Greek Revival and Late Victorian style design elements. Also on the property are the contributing two dependencies (1940s), flowerhouse (c. 1940), corncrib and guano house (19th century), barn, watering trough, hog butchering scaffold (c. 1940), stock and hay barn (1937), gate, and the Powell–Brookshire Cemetery.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: J. Daniel Pezzoni. Powell–Brookshire–Parker Farm . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . May 2007. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-02-01.