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Hall Family House
Hall Family House is a historic home and farm located near Bear Poplar, Rowan County, North Carolina. The farmhouse was built in 1856–1857, and is a two-story, three-bay, "L"-plan Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It has a full width front porch and two-story rear ell. Its builder James Graham also built the Jacob Barber House and the Robert Knox House. Also on the property are the contributing triple-pen log barn, log smokehouse, water tank, milking parlor, and barn (1925). It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. References Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Greek Revival houses in North Carolina Houses completed in 1856 Houses in Rowan County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Rowan County, North Carolina {{RowanCountyNC-NRHP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bear Poplar, North Carolina
Bear Poplar is an unincorporated community mostly within Steele Township in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States. Some of the western part extends into neighboring Mount Ulla Township. History There are two stories of the name origin. The community was first known as Forty-Four because it was located 44 miles from Charlotte and Winston-Salem. The community got its name Bear Poplar around 1775 when Thomas Cowan was walking with his wife and child about a mile away from his farm when they noticed a bear crossing the road which then ran up a big poplar tree. According to another source, the community was first known as Rocky Mount, the name of a plantation owned by Henry Kesler. It was renamed to Bear Poplar in 1878 when the first post office was established. Although a road bears the name of the community, the center of Bear Poplar isn't at Bear Poplar Road. It is located about a mile away at the intersection of NC 801 Hwy, Hall, & Graham roads. The community extends about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
