Barnes-Bruton House

Contributors:

Oswald Lipscomb, builder;

Variant Name(s):

J. T. Barnes House

Dates:

Ca. 1874

Location:

Wilson, Wilson County

Street Address:

W. Nash St., Wilson, NC

Status:

No longer standing

Type:

Residential

Images Puslished In:

Kate Ohno and Robert C. Bainbridge, Wilson, North Carolina, Historic Buildings Inventory (1980).

Note:

Built for Lipscomb's brother-in-law J. T. Barnes, the ornate Italianate-style Barnes-Bruton House had a central tower and retained its original porch. Its massing is similar to the Frank Barnes House.