W of Engelhard on U.S. 264, Engelhard, North Carolina. County/parish: Hyde.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 06, 1977. NRIS 77001002.
1 contributing building.Also known as:
Wynne's Folly, also known as the Clarke House, is a historic plantation house located near Engelhard, North Carolina. It was built about 1848, and is two-story, five bay by five bay, vernacular Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It sits on a low brick pier foundation, shallow pyramidal roof pierced by pairs of interior end chimneys, and a wide frieze and overhanging cornice.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
Wynne's Folly was built for Richard Wynn, who wished to impress a woman.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47720904