William Rankin and Elizabeth Wharton Smith House explained

William Rankin and Elizabeth Wharton Smith House
Location:437 Brightwood Church Rd., NC 2758, 0.62 miles (1.00 km) north of US 70, near Whitsett, North Carolina
Coordinates:36.0789°N -79.5808°W
Built:c., c. 1854, c. 1885
Architecture:Greek Revival, Coastal Cottage
Added:February 27, 2007
Refnum:07000091

William Rankin and Elizabeth Wharton Smith House is a historic home located near Whitsett, Guilford County, North Carolina. It consists of a one-story, side-gable-roofed, hall-parlor dwelling built about 1846, with a room added about 1854, and two-room ell with a full-length porch to the rear about 1885. The Coastal Cottage form dwelling has Greek Revival style design elements. The house was moved to its present location, about 6/10th of a mile from its original site, in June 2005.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sarah A. Woodard. William Rankin and Elizabeth Wharton Smith House. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . January 2010. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-11-01.