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William R. Davie House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
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Location	Norman St., Halifax, North Carolina
Coordinates	36°19′52″N 77°35′32″W / 36.33108°N 77.59214°W / 36.33108; -77.59214
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	c.1785
NRHP reference No.	73001348
Added to NRHP	June 19, 1973

The William R. Davie House, on Norman St. in Halifax, Halifax County, North Carolina, is a historic house with significance dating from 1783. William R. Davie (1754–1820) was born in England. He was a Founding Father of the United States and a patriot officer of mounted troops in the American Revolution who attended the Constitutional Convention from North Carolina, served as governor of North Carolina, served as a special ambassador to France during the XYZ Affair, and served in the North Carolina legislature. The house, also known as Loretta, was built on five acres that Davie bought in 1783. It was built starting probably in about 1785. It is a large two-story, frame side-hall plan house beneath a gable roof. It has a two-story wing raised from an earlier one-story wing and a number of one-story rear additions. The house is sheathed in weatherboard and rests on a brick foundation.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System – (#73001348)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. William R. Davie, Blackwell P. Robinson. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1957.
3. ^ "Historic Halifax: The People: William R. Davie".
4. Survey and Planning Unit Staff (May 1973). "William R. Davie House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-12-01.

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