Rosefield | |
Location | 212 W. Gray St., Windsor, North Carolina |
---|---|
Coordinates | 35°59′42″N 76°56′50″W / 35.99500°N 76.94722°W |
Area | 76 acres (31 ha) |
Built | c. 1786 | -1791, 1855
Architect | Gilbert Leigh |
Architectural style | Federal, Georgian, Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 82003434[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 26, 1982 |
Rosefield is a historic plantation house located at Windsor, Bertie County, North Carolina. It was built in three sections, with the oldest built about 1786–1791. It is a two-story, five-bay, L-plan frame dwelling with Georgian, Federal, and Greek Revival style design elements. It has a two-story, two-bay addition and a two-story rear addition built in 1855. It features a hip roof front porch. Also on the property are the contributing small frame outbuilding, office, dairy, and family cemetery.[2]
The house was named for the fact a bed of wild roses grew at the original site.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]