Rose Hill, later known as Timberlake House, is a historic plantation house located near Louisburg, Franklin County, North Carolina. The main block was built about 1803, and is a two-story, five-bay, transitional Georgian / Federal style frame dwelling. It has a gable roof and double-shouldered brick end chimneys. A rear ell was expanded about 1840, and about 1880 a one-story Queen Anne-style, full width verandah was added. About 1910, a Neoclassical portico was added over the verandah, as was a bathroom wing. Also on the property are the contributing slave quarter (c. 1840), kitchen (c. 1840), playhouse (c. 1910), and generator / wellhouse (c. 1910).[2]
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| Location | W side of US 401 S, 0.25 mi. N of NC 1110, near Louisburg, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°4′15″N 78°19′54″W / 36.07083°N 78.33167°W |
| Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
| Built | 1803 |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne, Neoclassical, et al. |
| NRHP reference No. | 06000339[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 3, 2006 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]
North Carolina First Lady Fanny Yarborough Bickett was born here.[3]