John H. Adams House, also known as Davis Funeral Home, is a historic home located at High Point,

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. It was built in 1918, and is a two-story, five-bay, stuccoed frame structure in the

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style. It has a low pitched, deck-hipped roof with

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, widely overhanging boxed eaves, and a three-bay recessed upper porch or loggia with semi-circular arches. It was listed on the

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in 2001. It is located in the Uptown Suburbs Historic District.

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Buildings and structures in High Point, North Carolina Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Renaissance Revival architecture in North Carolina Houses completed in 1918 Houses in Guilford County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Guilford County, North Carolina Historic district contributing properties in North Carolina {{GuilfordCountyNC-NRHP-stub