Matthew Moore House
Matthew Moore House | |
  Location within North Carolina  Location within the United States | |
| Location | W of Danbury, Moores Springs, North Carolina |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 36°26′6″N 80°17′32″W / 36.43500°N 80.29222°W |
| Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
| Built | c. 1786 |
| Built by | Moore, Matthew |
| NRHP reference No. | 74001375[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 29, 1974 |
Matthew Moore House is a historic home located at 1443 Dan George Road in Moores Springs, Stokes County, North Carolina. It was built about 1786, and is a small 1+1⁄2-story brick cottage on a raised fieldstone basement. It has segmental-arched openings and the interior follows a simple Quaker plans. It was the home of Matthew Moore, an early and prominent settler and a large landowner in Stokes County. It is the oldest brick home in Stokes County. Gabriel Moore, who served as governor of Alabama, was raised here. [2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
References
- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ Survey and Planning Unit Staff (June 1974). "Matthew Moore House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Houses completed in 1786
- Houses in Stokes County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Stokes County, North Carolina
- Brick buildings and structures in North Carolina
- Piedmont Triad region, North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs