Kenneth L. Howard House, also known as the Women's Club of Dunn, is a historic home located near Dunn,

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. It was built in 1908–1909, and is a -story, three-bay,

Colonial Revival The Colonial Revival architectural style seeks to revive elements of American colonial architecture. The beginnings of the Colonial Revival style are often attributed to the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, which reawakened Americans to the arch ...

style frame mansion. It has a high hipped roof crowned by a mock widow's walk and features a two-story free

Ionic order The Ionic order is one of the three canonic classical order, orders of classical architecture, the other two being the Doric order, Doric and the Corinthian order, Corinthian. There are two lesser orders: the Tuscan order, Tuscan (a plainer Doric) ...

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and one-story wraparound porch. The house is a copy of the North Carolina Building at the

Jamestown Exposition The Jamestown Exposition, also known as the Jamestown Ter-Centennial Exposition of 1907, was one of the many world's fairs and expositions that were popular in the United States in the early part of the 20th century. Commemorating the 300th anni ...

of 1907. In 1953 it was acquired as the headquarters of the Woman's Club. It was listed on the

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in 1982.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Colonial Revival architecture in North Carolina Houses completed in 1909 Houses in Harnett County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Harnett County, North Carolina {{HarnettCountyNC-NRHP-stub