Benvenue

	Benvenue
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	330 Southern Blvd., near Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°58′35″N 77°49′20″W
Area	11.6 acres (4.7 ha)
Built	1844
Architectural style	Second Empire, Influence
NRHP reference No.	82003493[1]
Added to NRHP	April 29, 1982

Benvenue is a historic plantation house located near Rocky Mount, North Carolina. The house was built in 1844 and was expanded and remodeled to its present Second Empire form in 1889. It is a large 2 ¹⁄₂-story, three bay by three bay, frame house with a one-story ell in the back. It has a steep mansard roof with slate tiles that have flower patterns on them. It was the home of Congressman Benjamin H. Bunn.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
Terrell Armistead Crow and Jim Sumner (September 1980). "Benvenue" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.

[nrhpinv-2] Terrell Armistead Crow and Jim Sumner (September 1980). "Benvenue" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.