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Thorbiskope

Coordinates: 35°13′58″N 78°53′51″W / 35.23278°N 78.89750°W / 35.23278; -78.89750
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Thorbiskope
Thorbiskope is located in North Carolina
Thorbiskope
Thorbiskope is located in the United States
Thorbiskope
LocationOff SR 2049 at SR 2050, near Bunnlevel, North Carolina
Coordinates35°13′58″N 78°53′51″W / 35.23278°N 78.89750°W / 35.23278; -78.89750
Area2.9 acres (1.2 ha)
Builtc. 1820 (1820), c. 1848
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Georgian-Federal Coastal Cottage
NRHP reference No.86000132[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 23, 1986

Thorbiskope, also known as the John Elliot House, is a historic plantation house located near Bunnlevel, Harnett County, North Carolina. It was built in two sections. The earliest section was built about 1820, and is a 1+12-story, Georgian / Federal style frame Coastal Cottage frame dwelling that forms the rear ell. About 1848, the two-story, five bay by two bay, Greek Revival style front section was added. It features a one-bay front portico.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ E. Virginia Oswald and Jim Sumner (July 1985). "Thorbiskope" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.