Vernon Place
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LocationNorth of Como off US 258, near Como, North Carolina
Area100 acres (40 ha)
ArchitecturalstyleGreek Revival, Federal, Colonial Revival
Vernon Place | |
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| Location | North of Como off US 258, near Como, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°30′15″N 76°59′59″W / 36.50417°N 76.99972°W |
| Area | 100 acres (40 ha) |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Federal, Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 82003469[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 29, 1982 |
Vernon Place, also known as the Cowper-Taylor House, is a historic plantation house located near Como, Hertford County, North Carolina. It is dated to the late-1820s, and is a two-story, five-bay, T-plan, transitional Federal / Greek Revival frame dwelling. It has a low-pitched, gable roof and Colonial Revival style one-story hip-roof wraparound porch added about 1900. Also on the property are the contributing one-room, 1+1⁄2-story frame Federal style house, wellhouse, and a Delco plant.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
