NC 1301 NE side, 0.45 mi. SE of jct. with NC 1300, Hertford, North Carolina. County/parish: Perquimans.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 21, 1994. NRIS 93001541.
4 contributing buildings. 1 contributing structure.Also known as:
Fletcher-Skinner-Nixon House and Outbuildings, also known as Swampside, is a historic plantation complex located near Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina. The main house was built about 1820, and is a two-story, Federal style frame dwelling. It is sheathed in weatherboard, sits on a brick pier foundation, and features an engaged double-tier piazza. Also on the property are the contributing stuccoed brick dairy (c. 1820), smokehouse, well, and barn (c. 1860). In 1992, the Fletcher-Skinner-Nixon House was adapted for use as a bed and breakfast inn.
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. It is located in the Old Neck Historic District.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47721724