Wynne's Folly
North Carolina, United States
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Visible from the street; the inside is private.
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Near Engelhard, North Carolina, Wynne's Folly—also known as the Clarke House—stands as a vernacular Greek Revival plantation dwelling built around 1848. The two-story frame structure, measuring five bays by five bays, exhibits characteristic period details including a shallow pyramidal roof pierced by pairs of interior end chimneys, a wide frieze, and an overhanging cornice, all supported on a low brick pier foundation. Built for Richard Wynn, the house earned its distinctive name through the ambitions of its original owner, who sought to impress a woman with his architectural commission. The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
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- house
- Heritage
- National Register of Historic Places listed place
- Place
- North Carolina, United States
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