Perry-Shepherd Farm

410 Swansie Shepherd Rd., Lansing, North Carolina. County/parish: Ashe.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 19, 2006. NRIS 06000289.

6 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site.

Also known as:

  • Shepherd, Swansie Farm

From Wikipedia:

Perry–Shepherd Farm

Perry–Shepherd Farm, also known as the Swansie Shepherd Farm, is a historic home and farm complex located near Lansing, Ashe County, North Carolina. The complex includes the main dwelling, a caretaker's cottage, a barn, a warehouse, a granary, and three sheds surrounded by woodland, open pasture, and blueberry and apple orchards. The main house was built about 1890, and is a two-story, single-pile I-house with an original rear wing. It has a double-porch and Queen Anne style decorative elements.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47718938