Wynne's Folly


Wynne's Folly
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	W of Engelhard on U.S. 264, Engelhard, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°30′1″N 76°1′41″W / 35.50028°N 76.02806°W / 35.50028; -76.02806Coordinates: 35°30′1″N 76°1′41″W / 35.50028°N 76.02806°W / 35.50028; -76.02806
Area	5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built	1848 (1848)
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Vernacular Greek Revival
NRHP Reference #	77001002^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 6, 1977

Wynne's Folly, also known as the Clarke House, is a historic plantation house located near Engelhard, Hyde County, North Carolina. It was built about 1848, and is two-story, five bay by five bay, vernacular Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It sits on a low brick pier foundation, shallow pyramidal roof pierced by pairs of interior end chimneys, and a wide frieze and overhanging cornice.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Catherine Bishir and Jim Sumner (n.d.). "Wynne's Folly" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.

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