Thompson House (Wake Forest, North Carolina)
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Thompson House, also known as the William Thompson House, is a historic plantation house located near Wake Forest, Wake County, North Carolina. It was built about 1853, and is a two-story, three-bay Greek Revival-style frame dwelling. It is sheathed in weatherboard, sits on a
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foundation, and has four brick chimneys, two on each side. Also on the property is a contributing -story barn (c. 1853). The house and barn were moved to its present location in 2004. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.


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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 Houses completed in 1853 Houses in Wake County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Wake County, North Carolina {{WakeCountyNC-NRHP-stub