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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. 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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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 {{FranklinCountyNC-NRHP-stub