Benvenue

Coordinates: 35°58′35″N 77°49′20″W / 35.97639°N 77.82222°W / 35.97639; -77.82222
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Benvenue
Benvenue is located in North Carolina
Benvenue
Benvenue is located in the United States
Benvenue
Location330 Southern Blvd., near Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Coordinates35°58′35″N 77°49′20″W / 35.97639°N 77.82222°W / 35.97639; -77.82222
Area11.6 acres (4.7 ha)
Built1844 (1844)
Architectural styleSecond Empire, Influence
NRHP reference No.82003493[1]
Added to NRHPApril 29, 1982

Benvenue is a historic plantation house located near Rocky Mount, North Carolina. The house was built in 1844 and was expanded and remodeled to its present Second Empire form in 1889. It is a large ​2 12-story, three bay by three bay, frame house with a one-story ell in the back. It has a steep mansard roof with slate tiles that have flower patterns on them. It was the home of Congressman Benjamin H. Bunn.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. Terrell Armistead Crow and Jim Sumner (September 1980). "Benvenue" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.