Person Place, also known as Prudence Person House, is a historic home located at Louisburg,

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. It consists of a large two-story, three bay,

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style main block built about 1789, with a -story, three bay

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wing. The front facade features a small three bay pedimented porch supported by four wooden

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columns. It also has two brick chimneys with concave shoulders. It was listed on the

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in 1972.

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* Historic American Buildings Survey in North Carolina Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Houses completed in 1789 Georgian architecture in North Carolina Federal architecture in North Carolina Houses in Franklin County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Franklin County, North Carolina 1789 establishments in North Carolina {{FranklinCountyNC-NRHP-stub