Longwood is a historic

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located near Milton,

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. The original section was built about 1810, and is a two-story, four bay by one bay Federal style frame block. It has a two bay wide and one bay deep

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style addition forming an overall "L"-shaped dwelling. The interior features woodwork attributed to noted African-American cabinetmaker Thomas Day. Also on the property are the frame kitchen, log corn crib, log tenant house, and log tobacco barn. It is believed to have been the home of U.S. Congressman Romulus Mitchell Saunders early in his career. It was added to the

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in 1976. The house was destroyed by fire on December 26, 2013.http://www.caswellmessenger.com/news/article_812d2fcc-7195-11e3-b803-001a4bcf887a.html

References

Plantation houses in North Carolina Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Federal architecture in North Carolina Greek Revival houses in North Carolina Houses completed in 1810 Houses in Caswell County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Caswell County, North Carolina {{CaswellCountyNC-NRHP-stub