National Register of Historic Places

Stockton

Woodville, Perquimans County, North Carolina
Listed
June 6, 1974
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
74001368

About this property

Stockton is a historic plantation house located near Woodville, Perquimans County, North Carolina. It was built in 1840, by Josiah T. Granbery and consists of a two-story, three-bay, temple form central section flanked by one-story wings. The Greek Revival style frame house has gable roofs on each section and a prostyle tetrastyle Doric order portico on the front of the central section. It was the boyhood home of Robert W. Welch Jr. (1899-1930). The house and 500 acres was then sold to Alvie Cook in 1935 who owned it until his death in 1970. Alvie and Mabel Cook raised five daughters in the home: Marguerite, Sue, Peggy, Grace, and Mabel Louise (known as Pete and later Kate). After Alvie's death, Mabel Cook, sold it in 1972 to Eugene and Ellen Rountree. In 1992 Historic Preservation Foundation of North Carolina holds Protective Covenants and the house is sold to Terry L. and LuAnn H. Cobbs who own Stockton to this day. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

Location

Woodville, Perquimans County, North Carolina
36.21599, -76.31800

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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

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When was Stockton listed on the National Register?

Stockton was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 6, 1974.

What type of historic resource is Stockton?

Stockton is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Stockton?

The period of significance for Stockton is recorded as the industrial era.

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