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Gen. Joshua Barnes House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	W side of SR 1326 at SR 1327, near Wilson, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°45′44″N 77°54′9″W / 35.76222°N 77.90250°W / 35.76222; -77.90250
Area	3.9 acres (1.6 ha)
Built	c. 1830 (1830), c. 1844, c. 1870
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Central Hall Plan
MPS	Wilson MRA
NRHP reference No.	86000764
Added to NRHP	February 13, 1986

Gen. Joshua Barnes House is a historic house located along SR 1326 near Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina.

Description and history

It was built about 1844, and is a two-story, central-hall-plan, Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It was built around the nucleus of an earlier, Federal style dwelling built about 1830 and remodeled about 1870. It has a shallow hipped roof and one-story, full width front porch. Attached to the rear of the house is a small one-story Greek Revival frame structure connected by an enclosed breezeway. It was built by Gen. Joshua Barnes, who is considered the father of Wilson County.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 13, 1986.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Kate Ohno (October 1981). "Gen. Joshua Barnes House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-07-01.

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