Shaw House (Shawboro, North Carolina) Explained
| Shaw House |
| Coordinates: | 36.4069°N -76.0928°W |
| Built: | c. |
| Architecture: | Italianate, Vernacular Italianate |
| Added: | April 17, 1980 |
| Refnum: | 80002820 |
Shaw House, also known as Cupola House, is a historic home located at Shawboro, Currituck County, North Carolina. It was built about 1885, and is a two-story, three bay by two bay, Italianate style frame dwelling on a brick foundation. It features a three-story tower and has a two-story rear wing. Also on the property are three contributing outbuildings and a well.[1]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
Defining Elements[2]
- modest vernacular residential form
- asymmetrical front entrance
- specific cladding feature
- later renovations to the front verandah
- square verandah columns
- irregular fenestration
- small window at front entry
- fifteen-pane French front entry door
- internal red brick chimney with corbelled cap
Notes and References
- Web site: Claudia Roberts and Jim Sumner . Shaw House. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . November 1979 . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-10-01.
- Web site: Charles R. Shaw House . 2023-08-03 . search.heritageburnaby.ca.
