The Barracks is a historic plantation house located at

Tarboro Tarboro is a town located in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Rocky Mount Rocky Mount metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 ...

, Edgecombe County, North Carolina. It was built about 1858, and is a two-story, brick dwelling with Greek Revival and Italianate style design elements. It features a central projecting bay with distyle pedimented

portico A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea was widely used in ancient Greece and has influenced many cult ...

. The portico has fluted columns and a frieze. The house is topped by a cross-gable roof and cupola. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. It is located in the

Tarboro Historic District Tarboro Historic District is a national historic district located near Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 364 contributing buildings in central Tarboro. It includes a variety of industrial, commercial, residentia ...

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Plantation houses in North Carolina Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Greek Revival houses in North Carolina Italianate architecture in North Carolina Houses completed in 1858 Houses in Edgecombe County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Edgecombe County, North Carolina Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in North Carolina {{EdgecombeCountyNC-NRHP-stub