Holbrook Farm is a historic farm complex located near Traphill,

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. The house was built about 1826, and is a vernacular two story, three bay frame dwelling with

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style design elements. Also on the property are the contributing log granary, log spring house, a log

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, a log

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, a frame barn, and a

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two-room school

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that once served the Trap Hill Institute and moved to the property in the early-20th century. It was listed on the

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in 1978.

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Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Federal architecture in North Carolina Houses completed in 1826 Buildings and structures in Wilkes County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Wilkes County, North Carolina 1826 establishments in North Carolina {{WilkesCountyNC-NRHP-stub