Belvidere (Belvidere, North Carolina)
Belvidere, also known as the Exum Newby House and Lamb House, is a historic plantation house located at Belvidere, Perquimans County, North Carolina. It was built about 1767, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, five-bay, frame dwelling with an unusual hip on gambrel roof. The Georgian style dwelling is sheathed in weatherboard and rests on a brick pier foundation. In the mid-1970s, Belvidere was sold to radio personality Wolfman Jack.
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Carl Lounsbury and Raymond A. Winslow, Jr. (January 1976). "Belvidere" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
External links
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NC-38, "Exum Newby House, NC Route 37, Winfall, Perquimans County, NC", 1 photo, 2 data pages
