Archibald Taylor House is a historic
plantation house located near
Wood,
Franklin County, North Carolina. It was built about 1857, and is a two-story, three-bay,
Italianate style frame dwelling. It rests on a full-height brick basement and has a hipped roof. The house has a
center-hall plan and the front hall retains
trompe-l'œil painting. It was built by noted American carpenter and builder
Jacob W. Holt
Jacob W. Holt (March 30, 1811 September 21, 1880) was an American carpenter and builder-architect in Warrenton, North Carolina. Some twenty or more buildings are known to have been built by him or are attributed to him and his workshop by local ...
(1811-1880).
It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
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There is reason to believe that Archibald Taylor was a slave owner - this should be reflected into his background and history - as evidenced by this article]
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References
Plantation houses in North Carolina
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
Houses completed in 1856
Italianate architecture in North Carolina
Houses in Franklin County, North Carolina
National Register of Historic Places in Franklin County, North Carolina
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