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Knox Farm Historic District

Knox Farm Historic District
Knox Farm Historic District is located in North Carolina
Knox Farm Historic District
Knox Farm Historic District is located in the US
Knox Farm Historic District
Location 225 Redmon Rd., near Cleveland, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°43′01″N 80°44′49″W / 35.71694°N 80.74694°W / 35.71694; -80.74694Coordinates: 35°43′01″N 80°44′49″W / 35.71694°N 80.74694°W / 35.71694; -80.74694
Area 890 acres (360 ha)
Built 1854 (1854)-1856
Built by James Graham
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP reference # 83001914
Added to NRHP April 1, 1983

Knox Farm Historic District is a historic farm complex and national historic district located near Cleveland, Rowan County, North Carolina. The Robert Knox House was built between 1854 and 1856, and is a two-story, single-pile, three-bay vernacular Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It has a two-story rear ell, one-story rear kitchen ell. Its builder James Graham also built the Jacob Barber House and the Hall Family House. Other contributing resources are the log corn crib, reaper shed (c. 1870-1880), power plan (c. 1945), chicken house (c. 1930), brooder house (c. 1930), log smokehouse, barn (c. 1839-1845), main barn (1916), milking parlor (1948), spring house (18th century), tenant house (1920), and Knox Chapel Methodist Church (1870s).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.



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