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	Wynne's Folly
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	W of Engelhard on U.S. 264, Engelhard, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°30′1″N 76°1′41″W / 35.50028°N 76.02806°W
Area	5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built	1848
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Vernacular Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	77001002
Added to NRHP	December 6, 1977

Wynne's Folly, also known as the Clarke House, is a historic plantation house located near Engelhard, North Carolina. It was built about 1848, and is two-story, five bay by five bay, vernacular Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It sits on a low brick pier foundation, shallow pyramidal roof pierced by pairs of interior end chimneys, and a wide frieze and overhanging cornice.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.^[1]

Wynne's Folly was built for Richard Wynn, who wished to impress a woman.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Catherine Bishir and Jim Sumner (n.d.). "Wynne's Folly" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[nrhpinv-2] Catherine Bishir and Jim Sumner (n.d.). "Wynne's Folly" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.

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