Alfred Dockery House
historic house in North Carolina, United States
Alfred Dockery House is a historic plantation house located near Rockingham, Richmond County, North Carolina. It was built about 1840, and is a two-story, five-bay, brick dwelling with a low hipped roof in the Greek Revival style. The facade's brickwork is laid in Flemish bond. It rests on a brick foundation and has two ells. The house was restored in 1951. Also on the property are the contributing remains of an outbuilding and the remains of a water-powered mill. It was the home of Congressman and brigadier general of the Tennessee State Militia Alfred Dockery (1797-1875).
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
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