Lewis-Thornburg Farm
National Register of Historic Places

Lewis-Thornburg Farm

Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina
Listed
February 24, 2005
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
05000085

About this property

Lewis–Thornburg Farm, also known as the Thornburg Farm, is a historic home and farm complex near Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina. The farmhouse was built about 1855, and is a two-story, single-pile, three-bay, frame dwelling. It has a gable roof and a two-story rear ell, a one-story rear kitchen wing and a one-story enclosed rear porch. Other contributing resources are two grape arbors (c. 1950), a smokehouse (c. 1920), an equipment shed/garage (c. 1930), an outhouse (c. 1930), five chicken houses (c. 1930, c. 1950), a dog house and pen (c. 1950), pigeon boxes (c. 1950), two equipment sheds (c. 1950), a storage shed, a barn (c. 1900, c. 1950), a tack shed (c. 1950), a carriage house (c. 1900), a three-board fence (c. 1950), an animal chute (c. 1950), a hog shelter (c. 1950), a wood shed (c. 1950), a hog house (c. 1950), and the agricultural landscape. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Location

Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina
35.61777, -79.94496

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 Battles

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When was Lewis-Thornburg Farm listed on the National Register?

Lewis-Thornburg Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 2005.

What type of historic resource is Lewis-Thornburg Farm?

Lewis-Thornburg Farm is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Lewis-Thornburg Farm is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1855.

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