Howell Homeplace

Historic house in North Carolina, United States

United States historic place


Howell Homeplace
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

35°54′40″N 77°28′05″W / 35.91111°N 77.46806°W / 35.91111; -77.46806
Area	478 acres (193 ha)
Built by	Zoeller, Edward
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Greek Revival Vernacular
NRHP reference No.	84000532^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 20, 1984

Howell Homeplace, also known as the William Brinkley Howell Homeplace, is a historic home located near Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina. The frame dwelling dates to the mid-19th century, and is a two-story cubicle house sheathed in weatherboard with a hipped roof. The vernacular Greek Revival interior features extraordinary painted decoration in the entrance and stairhalls. The decoration is attributed to Edward Zoeller, a Bavarian fresco painter, who also decorated the Redmond-Shackelford House. Also on the property is a contributing outbuilding.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Charlotte V. Brown and Jim Sumner (September 1981). "Howell Homeplace" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.