John Wheeler House is a historic home located in the
Murfreesboro Historic District at
Murfreesboro,
Hertford County, North Carolina
Hertford County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,552. Its county seat is Winton. It is classified within the region known in the 21st century as the Inner Banks.
History
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. It was built about 1805, and is a two-story, three bay, vernacular
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style brick dwelling with a
central passage plan
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. The front facade features a later two-story pedimented
portico. It was the birthplace of
John H. Wheeler (1806-1882) and later home of Congressman
Jesse Johnson Yeates (1829-1892).
It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1971.
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Gallery
File:Historic American Buildings Survey, Thomas T. Waterman, Photographer July, 1940. - Trader House, 403 East Broad Street, Murfreesboro, Hertford County, NC HABS NC,46-MURF,8-2.tif, Trader House, HABS photo, July 1940
References
Historic American Buildings Survey in North Carolina
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
Federal architecture in North Carolina
Houses completed in 1805
Houses in Hertford County, North Carolina
National Register of Historic Places in Hertford County, North Carolina
1805 establishments in North Carolina
Historic district contributing properties in North Carolina
Buildings and structures in Murfreesboro, North Carolina
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