Robert Cleveland Log House is a historic home located at the
Wilkes Heritage Museum in
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 originally located east of Purlear near junction of SR 1300 and 1317, and moved to its present location in 1986. It was built about 1780, and is a large two-pen log dwelling with exterior end stone chimneys and an uncoursed stone basement. It was built by Revolutionary War veteran Captain Robert Cleveland, brother of Colonel
Benjamin Cleveland
Benjamin Cleveland (May 28, 1738 – October 1806) was an American pioneer and officer in the North Carolina militia. He is best remembered for his service as a colonel in the Wilkes County Regiment of the North Carolina militia during the War ...
, and is probably the oldest dwelling in Wilkes County.
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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 ...
in 1972.[
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See also
* Robert Cleveland
References
External links
Wilkes Heritage Museum website
Log houses in the United States
Historic house museums in North Carolina
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
Houses completed in 1780
Museums in Wilkes County, North Carolina
National Register of Historic Places in Wilkes County, North Carolina
Log buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
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