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Rose Hill (Locust Hill, North Carolina)

Coordinates: 36°22′22″N 79°25′59″W / 36.37278°N 79.43306°W / 36.37278; -79.43306
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Rose Hill
Rose Hill, July 1971
Rose Hill (Locust Hill, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
Rose Hill (Locust Hill, North Carolina)
Rose Hill (Locust Hill, North Carolina) is located in the United States
Rose Hill (Locust Hill, North Carolina)
LocationOn U.S. 158 at jct. with NC 150, Locust Hill, North Carolina
Coordinates36°22′22″N 79°25′59″W / 36.37278°N 79.43306°W / 36.37278; -79.43306
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built1802 (1802), c. 1835
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.73001305[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 25, 1973

Rose Hill, also known as the Bedford Brown House, is a historic plantation house located near Locust Hill, Caswell County, North Carolina. It was built in 1802, and Federal style frame dwelling consisting of two blocks connected by an enclosed breezeway. The main block is two stories, three bays by two bays, connected to a one-bay by one-bay block by the breezeway. Also on the property is a contributing is a steep hip-roof smokehouse. It was the home of U.S. Senator Bedford Brown (1795-1870).[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Survey and Planning Unit (September 1973). "Rose Hill" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.