Cedar Point (Elkin, North Carolina)


Cedar Point
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Cedar Point, July 2010
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Location	350 W. Main St., Elkin, North Carolina
Coordinates	36°14′36″N 80°51′27″W / 36.24333°N 80.85750°W / 36.24333; -80.85750Coordinates: 36°14′36″N 80°51′27″W / 36.24333°N 80.85750°W / 36.24333; -80.85750
Area	1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Built	c. 1840 (1840)
Architectural style	Greek Revival, I-house
NRHP Reference #	03000927^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 11, 2003

Cedar Point, also known as the Richard Gwyn House and Richard Gwyn Franklin House, is a historic home located at Elkin, Surry County, North Carolina. It was built about 1840, and is a two-story, three bay, Greek Revival style frame I-house. It has a two-story rear ell and rests on a brick pier foundation. It features a one-story, hip-roofed front porch with overhanging boxed eaves. It was built by Richard Gwyn (1796-1881), known as "Elkin's Founding Father."^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.^[1]

There is also an interesting Indian rock located in the front yard (which can be seen from the road) which still contains an attached carved bowl. Date unknown.

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Laura A. W. Phillips (October 2002). "Cedar Point" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-05-01.

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