National Register of Historic Places

Cooper, Robert Lafayette, House

Murphey, Cherokee County, North Carolina
Listed
September 4, 1990
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
90001372

About this property

The Robert Lafayette Cooper House is a historic house at 109 Campbell Street in Murphy, North Carolina. The two story wood-frame house was built 1889–91, and is one of the finest Queen Anne Victorian houses in Cherokee County. The house is roughly rectangular in mass, with a number of gable sections projecting from its hipped roof. It has two octagonal cupolas, and an elaborately decorated porch which includes an octagonal corner section. The house was built by Robert Lafayette Cooper, a successful local lawyer, as a wedding present for his wife. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Location

109 Campbell St.
Murphey, Cherokee County, North Carolina
35.08710, -84.03043

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Cherokee County Courthouse
Industrial
0.1 mi
Harshaw Chapel and Cemetery
Listed
0.2 mi
Campbell, John C., Folk School Historic District
Listed
5 mi
Cobb, John Franklin, House
Industrial
6.6 mi
Clay County Courthouse
Industrial
12.4 mi

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When was Cooper, Robert Lafayette, House listed on the National Register?

Cooper, Robert Lafayette, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 4, 1990.

What type of historic resource is Cooper, Robert Lafayette, House?

Cooper, Robert Lafayette, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Cooper, Robert Lafayette, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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