Bartlett Yancey House, Historic residence in Yanceyville, United States.
The Bartlett Yancey House in Yanceyville consists of a two-story L-shaped Greek Revival block added in 1856 to the front of an original Federal house built around 1810. Late 19th-century front and side porches overlay the earlier work. The grounds also hold the original smokehouse, a Federal-period law office, several log tobacco barns and the Yancey family graveyard.
The original Federal-style house was built in 1810 and served as the residence of a local family. In 1856, a Greek Revival addition was constructed in front of the earlier structure, reflecting changing tastes and the family's growing prosperity.
This residence served as the home of a prominent family and reflects through its rooms and outbuildings how the upper classes lived in the 19th century. The preserved utility buildings like the smokehouse and tobacco barns show what supported this household and how daily work was organized on the property.
The house stands in Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina, at coordinates 36.41606, -79.36254. The property holds the main house plus a smokehouse, a Federal-period law office, several log tobacco barns and the Yancey family graveyard, so allow time to walk between them. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
The property retains its original smokehouse, a Federal-period law office, several log tobacco barns and the Yancey family graveyard, where Congressman Bartlett Yancey (1785–1828) is buried. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
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