Thomas B. Finley House Explained

Thomas B. Finley House
Coordinates:36.1614°N -81.1511°W
Architect:Norma Bonniwell
Architecture:Queen Anne
Added:May 15, 2008
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:08000415

The Thomas B. Finley House, also known as The Oaks, is a historic home located at North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Norma Bonniwell (1877–1961) and built in 1893. It is a two-story, Queen Anne style frame dwelling with a one-story rear ell. It features a hip and gable roof, corner tower, fish-scale-cut wood shingles, and one-story, hip-roofed, wraparound porch. It was built for prominent attorney Thomas B. Finley (1862–1942), whose firm Finley and Hendren occupied the Thomas B. Finley Law Office at Wilkesboro.[1]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Laura A. W. Phillips. Thomas B. Finley House. National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory . June 2007 . pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-07-01.