National Register of Historic Places

Cobb, John Franklin, House

Bell View, Cherokee County, North Carolina
Listed
October 10, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
84000074

About this property

The John Franklin Cobb House, also known as the Cobb Plantation, is a historic house in rural Cherokee County, North Carolina. The oldest portion of the house is a log structure built in 1863, making it one of the few surviving pre-Civil War structures in the county. It is also notable as a place frequented by baseball legend Ty Cobb in his childhood; he was a grandson of the original builder, John Franklin Cobb. The house is, outside of the log cabin at its core, a rambling structure consisting of a variety of additions to the original log cabin. The house has been enclosed in weatherboarding since the 1880s. It was for many years the center of a farm of some 150-200 acres, and was in the Cobb family until 1977. The house, as well as outbuildings on a roughly six-acre parcel, were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. The house is located about two tenths of a mile down a private drive, west of US Route 129-19, about seven-tenths of a mile south of its junction with SR 1583.

Location

Bell View, Cherokee County, North Carolina
35.00203, -84.08425

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Harshaw Chapel and Cemetery
Listed
6.4 mi
Cherokee County Courthouse
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6.5 mi
Cooper, Robert Lafayette, House
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6.6 mi
Campbell, John C., Folk School Historic District
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7.2 mi
Clay County Courthouse
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15.4 mi

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When was Cobb, John Franklin, House listed on the National Register?

Cobb, John Franklin, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 10, 1984.

What type of historic resource is Cobb, John Franklin, House?

Cobb, John Franklin, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Cobb, John Franklin, House?

The period of significance for Cobb, John Franklin, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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