William Rankin and Elizabeth Wharton Smith House
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Location437 Brightwood Church Rd., NC 2758, 0.62 miles (1.00 km) north of US 70, near Whitsett, North Carolina
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Builtc. 1846, c. 1854, c. 1885
William Rankin and Elizabeth Wharton Smith House | |
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| Location | 437 Brightwood Church Rd., NC 2758, 0.62 miles (1.00 km) north of US 70, near Whitsett, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°4′44″N 79°34′51″W / 36.07889°N 79.58083°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | c. 1846, c. 1854, c. 1885 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Coastal Cottage |
| NRHP reference No. | 07000091[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 27, 2007 |
William Rankin and Elizabeth Wharton Smith House is a historic home located near Whitsett, Guilford County, North Carolina. It consists of a one-story, side-gable-roofed, hall-parlor dwelling built about 1846, with a room added about 1854, and two-room ell with a full-length porch to the rear about 1885. The Coastal Cottage form dwelling has Greek Revival style design elements. The house was moved to its present location, about 6/10th of a mile from its original site, in June 2005.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
