Rose Hill (Locust Hill, North Carolina) Explained

Rose Hill
Location:On U.S. 158 at jct. with NC 150, Locust Hill, North Carolina
Coordinates:36.3728°N -79.4331°W
Built:, c. 1835
Architecture:Federal
Added:October 25, 1973
Refnum:73001305

Rose Hill, also known as the Bedford Brown House, is a historic plantation house located near Locust Hill, Caswell County, North Carolina. It was built in 1802, and Federal style frame dwelling consisting of two blocks connected by an enclosed breezeway. The main block is two stories, three bays by two bays, connected to a one-bay by one-bay block by the breezeway. Also on the property is a contributing is a steep hip-roof smokehouse. It was the home of U.S. Senator Bedford Brown (1795-1870).[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Survey and Planning Unit. Rose Hill. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . September 1973. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-08-01.