Belvidere
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![]() Exum Newby House, HABS Photo, July 1940
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Location | NC 37, W of Perquimans River, Belvidere, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 36°16′8″N 76°32′48″W / 36.26889°N 76.54667°WCoordinates: 36°16′8″N 76°32′48″W / 36.26889°N 76.54667°W |
Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
Built | c. 1767 |
Built by | Newby, Thomas |
Architectural style | Georgian |
NRHP Reference # | 77001008 |
Added to NRHP | August 2, 1977 |
Belvidere, also known as the Exum Newby House and Lamb House, is a historic plantation house located at Belvidere, Perquimans County, North Carolina. It was built about 1767, and is a 1 1/2-story, five bay, frame dwelling with an unusual hip on gambrel roof. The Georgian style dwelling is sheathed in weatherboard and rests on a brick pier foundation. In the mid-1970s, Belvidere was sold to radio personality Wolfman Jack.
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.