J. L. Hemphill House, also known as the Lowe House or Woodie House, is a historic home located at Wilkesboro,

Wilkes County, North Carolina Wilkes County is a county located in the US state of North Carolina. It is a part of the state's western mountain region. As of the 2020 census the population was 65,969, in 2010 the census listed the population at 69,340. Its county seat is ...

. It was built in 1899, and is a two-story, Queen Anne style frame dwelling. It has a central hip-roofed block with slightly projecting gabled "wings" on all four sides. It features a -story polygonal corner tower with bell-cast roof and finial and one-story wraparound porch with sawnwork decoration. It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1982.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Queen Anne architecture in North Carolina Houses completed in 1899 Houses in Wilkes County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Wilkes County, North Carolina {{WilkesCountyNC-NRHP-stub