Coordinates: 36°26′39″N 77°5′59″W / 36.44417°N 77.09972°W / 36.44417; -77.09972

Freeman House (Murfreesboro, North Carolina)

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Freeman House
File:Historic American Buildings Survey, Thomas T. Waterman, Photographer July, 1940 DETAIL OF SOUTHEAST CORNER. - Freeman House, 200 East Broad Street, Murfreesboro, Hertford County, HABS NC,46-MURF,4-2.tif
Freeman House, HABS Photo, July 1940
Location200 E. Broad St., Murfreesboro, North Carolina
Coordinates36°26′39″N 77°5′59″W / 36.44417°N 77.09972°W / 36.44417; -77.09972
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1810 (1810)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.71000591[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 18, 1971

Freeman House, also known as The Hertford Academy, is a historic school building located in the Murfreesboro Historic District at Murfreesboro, Hertford County, North Carolina. It was built about 1810, and is a two-story, Federal-style brick building with a hip roof and central passage plan. Its brickwork is laid in Flemish bond. It is considered the birthplace of Chowan University.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. unknown (n.d.). "Freeman House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved January 1, 2015.