List of plantations in North Carolina

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This is a list of plantations in North Carolina that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design.[1][2][3]

Definition of a plantation

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The Old Plantation by James Battle Avirett, 1901

Today, as was also true in the past, there is a wide range of opinion as to what differentiated a plantation from a farm. Typically, the focus of a farm was subsistence agriculture. In contrast, the primary focus of a plantation was the production of cash crops, with enough staple food crops produced to feed the population of the estate and the livestock.[4] A common definition of what constituted a plantation is that it typically had 500 to 1,000 acres (2.0 to 4.0 km2) or more of land and produced one or two cash crops for sale.[5] Other scholars have attempted to define it by the number of slaves that were owned.[6]

North Carolina plantations

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The tables of plantations below are sortable, so the name, locality, county (current), historic register number, and built in years can be easily reviewed. References can be found on the individual articles linked or are noted if there are no articles. Comparisons to similar referenced listings are in progress.[7][8][9]

Color key Historic register listing
National Historic Landmark
National Register of Historic Places
Contributing property to a National Register of Historic Places historic district
Not listed on national or state register

Built during the Province of North Carolina period

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North Carolina plantation were identified by name, beginning in the 17th century. The names of families or nearby rivers or other features were used. The names assisted the owners and local record keepers in keeping track of specific parcels of land. In the early 1900s, there were 328 plantations identified in North Carolina from extant records.[10][8][9]

The Sloop Point plantation in Pender County, built in 1729, is the oldest surviving plantation house and the second oldest house surviving in North Carolina, after the Lane House (built in 1718–1719 and not part of a plantation). Sloop Point was once owned by John Baptista Ashe, who was a delegate to the Continental Congress, U.S. Congressman from North Carolina and Continental Army officer.[11][12]

The known plantations during the period of the Province of North Carolina (1712–1776) are listed in the table below.

NRHP reference number Name Image Date designated Locality County Date built and other notes
72000985 Sloop Point Plantation January 20, 1972 Sloop Point Pender Built in 1729 (circa).
71000615 Newbold-White Plantation June 24, 1971 Hertford Perquimans Built in 1730 by Abraham Sanders
76001305 Belfont Plantation House December 12, 1976 Latham
35°37′6″N 77°8′14″W / 35.61833°N 77.13722°W / 35.61833; -77.13722 (Belfont Plantation) 		Beaufort Built 1700-1799, Burned 10 Jan 2024 https://www.wnct.com/local-news/washington/fire-destroys-historic-plantation-home-in-beaufort-county/
73001294 Orton Plantation April 11, 1973 Smithville Township
34°3′38″N 77°56′47″W / 34.06056°N 77.94639°W / 34.06056; -77.94639 (Orton Plantation) 		Brunswick Built in 1735. Owner: Roger Moore (1694-1751)[7]
72000961 Old Town Plantation January 20, 1972 Battleboro
35°58′54″N 77°43′52″W / 35.98167°N 77.73111°W / 35.98167; -77.73111 (Old Town Plantation) 		Edgecombe Built in 1742 (circa).
73001318 Clear Springs Plantation March 14, 1973 Jasper
35°12′57″N 77°12′3″W / 35.21583°N 77.20083°W / 35.21583; -77.20083 (Clear Springs Plantation) 		Craven Built in 1740.
Unknown Status Turkey Branch Plantation (The Lilacs) NA Turkey
34°59′35″N 78°11′3″W / 34.99306°N 78.18417°W / 34.99306; -78.18417 (Turkey Branch Plantation) 		Duplin[13] Built in 1730s (late) by Thomas Kenan (1700–1765), the father of James Kenan[14]
73001371 Ashland March 14, 1973 Henderson
36°25′55″N 78°22′09″W / 36.43194°N 78.36917°W / 36.43194; -78.36917 (Ashland Plantation) 		Vance Built in 1740 (circa) by Samuel Henderson
79001720 White Rock Plantation February 14, 1979 Hollister
36°17′40″N 77°55′25″W / 36.29444°N 77.92361°W / 36.29444; -77.92361 (White Rock Plantation) 		Halifax Built in 1750–1799.
76001316 Greenfield Plantation (Fordice's)[7] May 6, 1976 Somer, near Somerset
36°3′13″N 76°26′33″W / 36.05361°N 76.44250°W / 36.05361; -76.44250 (Greenfield Plantation) 		Chowan Built in 1752, 1840. Original owner: Levi Creecy (d.1772)[7]
Green Hill Hillsborough Orange Built in 1750 by Charles Wilson Johnston
97001561 Potts Plantation January 5, 1998 Cornelius
35°28′45″N 80°50′13″W / 35.47917°N 80.83694°W / 35.47917; -80.83694 (Potts Plantation) 		Mecklenburg Built in 1753.
71000570 King House August 26, 1971 Windsor
36°1′49″N 77°1′9″W / 36.03028°N 77.01917°W / 36.03028; -77.01917 (King House (Windsor)) 		Bertie Built in 1763 by William King.
Lipscomb House Durham Durham Built in 1775 by Joseph Brittain
73001329 Oak Grove Plantation February 6, 1973 Godwin (near Erwin)
35°15′0″N 78°41′25″W / 35.25000°N 78.69028°W / 35.25000; -78.69028 (Oak Grove Plantation) 		Cumberland Built in 1764 (circa).
79001711 Abrams Plains Plantation November 29, 1979 Stovall
36°28′58″N 78°30′51″W / 36.48278°N 78.51417°W / 36.48278; -78.51417 (Abrams Plains) 		Granville Built in 1766 by Samuel Smith.
70000462 House in the Horseshoe (Alston House) February 26, 1970 Carthage
35°28′1.6″N 79°23′0.5″W / 35.467111°N 79.383472°W / 35.467111; -79.383472 (House in the Horseshoe) 		Moore Built in 1772 by Philip Alston
Family history[15] Gilreath Plantation Gilreath Wilkes Built in 1776 (circa). Over 600+ acres, later home to George Allen Gilreath.
70000472 Joel Lane House July 28, 1970 Raleigh Wake Built in 1769
Mulberry Island Plantation Stoneville Rockingham Built by Nathaniel Scales
Patterson Plantation Durham Orange Built in 1770 by John Patterson

Built from 1776 to 1863

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The following table shows the plantations in North Carolina that were built between 1776 and the end of the Civil War.

NRHP reference number Name Image Date designated Locality County Date built and other notes
Adelphia Plantation Tarboro
35°50′15″N 77°37′18.5″W / 35.83750°N 77.621806°W / 35.83750; -77.621806 (Adelphia Plantation) 		Edgecombe Built in 1854 by J. J. Garrett
75001266 Archibald H. Davis Plantation July 24, 1975 Justice
36°03′12″N 78°11′45″W / 36.05333°N 78.19583°W / 36.05333; -78.19583 (Archibald H. Davis Plantation) 		Franklin Built in 1820 (about).
02001718 William T. Alexander House January 15, 2003 Charlotte
35°19′23″N 80°44′5″W / 35.32306°N 80.73472°W / 35.32306; -80.73472 (William T. Alexander House) 		Mecklenburg Built in 1820-1830
93001132 Alston-DeGraffenried Plantation November 18, 1974 Pittsboro
35°43′59″N 79°14′36″W / 35.73306°N 79.24333°W / 35.73306; -79.24333 (Alston-DeGraffenried Plantaton) 		Chatham Built in 1810–1825.
98001506 Andrews-Moore House December 10, 1998 Bunn
36°0′9″N 78°11′14″W / 36.00250°N 78.18722°W / 36.00250; -78.18722 (Andrews-Moore) 		Franklin Built in 1790 (circa), 1830 (circa)
82003441 Aspen Hall July 29, 1982 Pittsboro
35°44′2″N 79°16′24″W / 35.73389°N 79.27333°W / 35.73389; -79.27333 (Aspen Hall) 		Chatham Built in 1790s.
91000465 Avirett–Stephens Plantation April 18, 1991 Richlands
34°51′04″N 77°32′07″W / 34.85111°N 77.53528°W / 34.85111; -77.53528 (Avirett-Stephens Plantation) 		Onslow Built in 1851. Owner: John Alfred Alvirett[16][17]
71000606 Ayr Mount August 26, 1971 Hillsborough Orange Built in 1815 (circa).
79001735 Beaver Dam Plantation House March 19, 1979 Davidson
35°28′32″N 80°49′4″W / 35.47556°N 80.81778°W / 35.47556; -80.81778 (Beaver Dam Plantation House) 		Mecklenburg Built in 1829.
89002132 Bellemonte House December 21, 1989 Rocky Mount
36°0′56″N 77°46′17″W / 36.01556°N 77.77139°W / 36.01556; -77.77139 (Bellemonte House) 		Nash Built in 1817 by John F. Bellamy
82003495 Belvidere Plantation House June 14, 1982 Hampstead
34°23′5″N 77°38′51″W / 34.38472°N 77.64750°W / 34.38472; -77.64750 (Belvidere Plantation House) 		Pender Built in 1810 (about).
86000157 Bennett Bunn Plantation February 4, 1986 Zebulon
35°50′14″N 78°16′59″W / 35.83722°N 78.28306°W / 35.83722; -78.28306 (Bennett Bunn Plantation) 		Wake Built in 1833.
80002898 The Boxwoods May 28, 1980 Madison Rockingham Built in 1815 (circa).
71000579, 05001412 Bracebridge Hall February 18, 1971, December 16, 2005 (Boundary Increase) Tarboro Edgecombe Built between 1830 and 1832. Home of Governor Elias Carr and First Lady Eleanor Kearny Carr.
70000480 Buck Spring Plantation October 15, 1970 Vaughan
36°28′50″N 77°59′52″W / 36.48056°N 77.99778°W / 36.48056; -77.99778 (Buck Spring Plantation) 		Warren Built in 1781 (circa). Home of Nathaniel Macon.
71000621 Burnside Plantation House April 16, 1971 Williamsboro
36°26′02″N 78°27′45″W / 36.43389°N 78.46250°W / 36.43389; -78.46250 (Burnside Plantation) 		Vance Built in 1800 (about).
80002881 Perciphul Campbell Plantation December 8, 1980 Union Grove
36°02′32.6″N 80°50′35″W / 36.042389°N 80.84306°W / 36.042389; -80.84306 (Perciphul Campbell Plantation) 		Iredell Built in 1820 (about) by Perciphull Campbell
70000843 Carson House September 15, 1970 Marion McDowell Built in 1797 by John Carson.
Carter Plantation Wentworth Rockingham Built in 1782 by Thomas Carter III
75001288 Cascade Plantation (Willow Oaks Farm) October 14, 1975 Eden
36°31′22″N 79°39′29″W / 36.52278°N 79.65806°W / 36.52278; -79.65806 (Cascade Plantation) 		Rockingham Built in 1830s. Original owner: William Edward Broadnax
72000976 Cedar Grove Plantation February 1, 1972 Huntersville
35°23′40″N 80°53′55″W / 35.394444°N 80.898611°W / 35.394444; -80.898611 (Cedar Grove Plantation) 		Mecklenburg Built in 1831. The home of James G. Torrance
Deep Springs Plantation Stoneville Rockingham Built in 1827 by James Madison Scales
70000481 Somerset Place Plantation February 26, 1970 Creswell
35°47′16.84″N 76°24′18.38″W / 35.7880111°N 76.4051056°W / 35.7880111; -76.4051056 (Somerset Place Plantation) 		Washington Built in 1830. Contained more than two thousand acres of farmland, 125,000 acres of forests.
73001334 Cooleemee June 2, 1978 Mocksville
35°51′12″N 80°24′36″W / 35.85340°N 80.41000°W / 35.85340; -80.41000 (Cooleemee Plantation) 		Davie Built in 1853-1855 by Peter and Columbia Stuart Hairston.
71000581 Coolmore Plantation
June 2, 1978 Tarboro
35°55′26″N 77°35′40″W / 35.92389°N 77.59444°W / 35.92389; -77.59444 (Coolmore Plantation) 		Edgecombe Built in 1858–1861.
80002897 Covington Plantation House May 28, 1980 Rockingham, North Carolina
34°53′49″N 79°48′13″W / 34.89694°N 79.80361°W / 34.89694; -79.80361 (Covington Plantation House) 		Richmond Built in 1850 (about).
74001344 Ellerslie Plantation August 7, 1974 Fayetteville
35°13′50″N 78°52′31″W / 35.23056°N 78.87528°W / 35.23056; -78.87528 (Ellerslie Plantation) 		Cumberland Built in 1790-1801 by George Elliot.
72000963 Elmwood Plantation February 1, 1972 Gatesville
36°23′38″N 76°41′58″W / 36.39389°N 76.69944°W / 36.39389; -76.69944 (Elmwood Plantation) 		Gates Built in 1822.
73001337 Fairntosh Plantation April 3, 1973 Durham
36°5′56″N 78°49′42″W / 36.09889°N 78.82833°W / 36.09889; -78.82833 (Fairntosh Plantation) 		Durham Built in 1800.
73001353 Farmville Plantation (Darshana Hall) June 19, 1973 Elmwood area near Statesville
35°44′22″N 80°45′54″W / 35.739444°N 80.765°W / 35.739444; -80.765 (Farmville Plantation) 		Iredell Built in 1818. Owner: Joseph Chambers (1791-1848);[7] Built in 1753 by John McElwarth[18]
79003349 Fewell-Reynolds House July 16, 1979 Madison Rockingham Built in 1820 (circa).
98000197 Foscue and Simmons Plantations October 7, 1998 Pollocksville
35°02′21″N 77°12′01″W / 35.03917°N 77.20028°W / 35.03917; -77.20028 (Foscue and Simmons Plantation) 		Jones Built in 1820-1825 (about)
71000598 Foscue Plantation House November 19, 1971 Pollocksville
35°2′16″N 77°17′26″W / 35.03778°N 77.29056°W / 35.03778; -77.29056 (Foscue Plantation House) 		Jones Built in 1801.
72000996 Fox Haven Plantation September 14, 1972 Rutherfordton
35°20′53″N 82°3′13″W / 35.34806°N 82.05361°W / 35.34806; -82.05361 (Fox Haven Plantation) 		Rutherford Built in 1823.
04001390 William Wright Faison House December 23, 2004 Bowdens Duplin Built in 1830
82003425 Garrett White House June 28, 1982 Colerain
36°12′44.95″N 76°52′58.11″W / 36.2124861°N 76.8828083°W / 36.2124861; -76.8828083 (Garrett White House) 		Bertie Built in 1780 or 1785 by Jesse Garrett
74001370 Green River Plantation March 28, 1974 Columbus
35°17′12″N 82°01′06″W / 35.28667°N 82.01833°W / 35.28667; -82.01833 (Green River Plantatin) 		Polk Built in 1807.
71000616 Grimesland Plantation
March 31, 1971 Grimesland
35°33′22″N 77°10′02″W / 35.55611°N 77.16722°W / 35.55611; -77.16722 (Grimesland Plantation) 		Pitt Built in 1790 (circa).
72000960 Hardscrabble January 20, 1972 Bahama Durham Built in 1779
71000588 Hare Plantation House February 18, 1971 Como
36°30′21″N 77°2′22″W / 36.50583°N 77.03944°W / 36.50583; -77.03944 (Hare Plantation) 		Hertford Built in 1815 (circa).
07001504 Harmony Plantation January 29, 2008 Wendell
35°51′54″N 78°26′38″W / 35.86500°N 78.44389°W / 35.86500; -78.44389 (Harmony Plantation) 		Wake Built in 1833.
74001341 Hayes Plantation
November 7, 1973 Edenton
36°02′53″N 76°36′08″W / 36.04818°N 76.60222°W / 36.04818; -76.60222 (Hayes Plantation) 		Chowan Built in 1814–1817. 3000+ Slaves
96000186[19] Herbert Akins Plantation Fuquay-Varina Wake Built in 1863 (before). Burned down during Civil War
82003427 Hermitage June 8, 1982 Merry Hill
36°5′12″N 76°44′0″W / 36.08667°N 76.73333°W / 36.08667; -76.73333 (Hermitage Plantation) 		Bertie Built in 1700s (late). Owners: Alexander W. Mebane (1800-1847) and Augustus Holley (1820-1882)
74001373 High Rock Farm April 26, 1974 Gibsonville Guilford Built in the early 1800s.
72000977 Holly Bend Plantation 3/24/1972 Huntersville Mecklenburg Built in 1795–1800.
70000441 Hope Plantation April 17, 1970 Windsor
36°10′39″N 77°1′9″W / 36.17750°N 77.01917°W / 36.17750; -77.01917 (Hope Plantation) 		Bertie Built in 1803. Owner: David Stone[7]
88002608 Humphrey–Williams Plantation July 24, 1973 Lumberton
34°42′8″N 79°3′41″W / 34.70222°N 79.06139°W / 34.70222; -79.06139 (Humphrey-Williams Plantation) 		Robeson Built in 1784, 1846.
75001275 Johnson-Neel Plantation June 20, 1975 Mooresville Iredell Built in 1830 (circa).
73001376 Crabtree Jones House June 4, 1973 Raleigh
35°49′20″N 78°37′26″W / 35.82222°N 78.62389°W / 35.82222; -78.62389 (Crabtree Jones House) 		Wake Built in 1795 by Nathaniel "Crabtree" Jones, Jr.
88001264 John P. Lawrence Plantation August 31, 1988 Grissom Granville Built in 1845 (circa)
16000880 Dr. Calvin Jones House December 20, 2016 Wake Forest Wake Built in 1820 (circa)
72000978 Latta Plantation March 16, 1972 Huntersville Mecklenburg Built in 1800 (circa).
75001257 Leigh Farm September 5, 1975 Chapel Hill Durham Built in 1834 (circa)
Unknown Status Liberty Hall NA Kenansville
34°57′36″N 77°57′55″W / 34.9599°N 77.9652°W / 34.9599; -77.9652 (Liberty Hall) 		Duplin Built in 1749-1799 by James Kenan, father of Thomas S. Kenan
75001269 Locust Grove November 20, 1975 Ingleside Franklin Built in 1790 (circa)
72000995 Alexander Long Plantation February 1, 1972 Spencer
35°42′10″N 80°25′13″W / 35.70278°N 80.42028°W / 35.70278; -80.42028 (Alexander Long Plantation) 		Rowan Built in 1783.
76001312 Longwood Plantation September 15, 1976 Milton
36°31′40″N 79°13′10″W / 36.52778°N 79.21944°W / 36.52778; -79.21944 (Longwood Plantation) 		Caswell Built in 1810, 1833, 1855 (circa); destroyed in 2013
84000071 Lower Sauratown Plantation May 24, 1984 Eden Rockingham Built in 1825 (circa).
75001270 Massenburg Plantation July 30, 1975 Louisburg
36°7′6″N 78°16′8″W / 36.11833°N 78.26889°W / 36.11833; -78.26889 (Massenburg Plantation) 		Franklin Built in 1820 (circa).
72000964 Richard Mendenhall Plantation Buildings November 3, 1972 Jamestown
35°59′34″N 79°56′56″W / 35.99278°N 79.94889°W / 35.99278; -79.94889 (Richard Mendenhall Plantation) 		Guilford Built in 1811.
07000543 Midway Plantation House and Outbuildings January 6, 1987 Knightdale
35°49′24.60″N 78°29′39.25″W / 35.8235000°N 78.4942361°W / 35.8235000; -78.4942361 (Midway Plantation) 		Wake Built in 1848.
83001904 Mills-Screven Plantation February 17, 1983 Tryon
35°13′20″N 82°15′4″W / 35.22222°N 82.25111°W / 35.22222; -82.25111 (Mills-Screven Plantation) 		Tryon Built in 1820-1840.
70000474 Mordecai House

July 1, 1970 Raleigh
35°47′33.27″N 78°38′0.14″W / 35.7925750°N 78.6333722°W / 35.7925750; -78.6333722 		Wake Built in 1785
74001354 Mount Mourne Plantation October 29, 1974 Mooresville
35°32′19″N 80°50′58″W / 35.538611°N 80.849444°W / 35.538611; -80.849444 (Mount Mourne Plantation) 		Iredell Built in 1836 by Rufus Reid
98000689 Oakforest June 11, 1998 Wake Forest Wake Built in 1807
72000924 Oakland Plantation April 25, 1972 Carvers Bladen Built in 1780.
80002829 Oakland Plantation April 2, 1980 Tarboro
35°53′47″N 77°32′27″W / 35.89639°N 77.54083°W / 35.89639; -77.54083 (Oakland Plantation, Tarboro) 		Edgecombe Built in 1850 (mid 1800s).
93001021 Oaky Grove Plantation September 30, 1993 Shotwell
35°44′24.80″N 78°26′24.63″W / 35.7402222°N 78.4401750°W / 35.7402222; -78.4401750 (Oaky Grove Plantation) 		Wake Built in 1818.
91000359 Historic Oak View April 3, 1991 Raleigh Wake Built in 1855.
79003338 Palo Alto Plantation October 10, 1979 Palopato Onslow Built in 1836-1840.
75001263 Dr. Samuel Perry House June 5, 1975 Gupton
36°11′52″N 78°9′6″W / 36.19778°N 78.15167°W / 36.19778; -78.15167 (Dr. Samuel Perry House) 		Franklin Built in 1857.
NCPEDIA[20] Poplar Grove Plantation Scott's Hill (Wilmington)
34°19′13″N 77°45′55″W / 34.32028°N 77.76528°W / 34.32028; -77.76528 (Poplar Grove Plantation) 		Onslow County, North Carolina Built in 1792 (before) and owned by Cornelius Harnett and wife
79003346 Poplar Grove July 16, 1979 Scott's Hill (Wilmington)
34°19′13″N 77°45′55″W / 34.32028°N 77.76528°W / 34.32028; -77.76528 (Poplar Grove House) 		Onslow County, North Carolina Built in 1850 (circa) by Joseph M. Foy
Poplar Hill Hillsborough Orange Built in 1794 by James Hogg
78001977 Pool Rock Plantation November 29, 1978 Williamsboro
36°27′17″N 78°25′4″W / 36.45472°N 78.41778°W / 36.45472; -78.41778 (Pool Rock Plantation) 		Vance Built in 1827.
74001381 Powell House Wake Forest Wake Built in 1800 (circa)
Pullen House Raleigh Wake Built in the early 1800s.
76001329 Puppy Creek Plantation December 12, 1976 Rockfish
35°1′15″N 79°7′45″W / 35.02083°N 79.12917°W / 35.02083; -79.12917 (Puppy Creek Plantation) 		Hoke Built in 1821 (circa).
88000238 Purefoy–Dunn Plantation March 24, 1988 Wake Forest
35°57′32″N 78°32′19″W / 35.95889°N 78.53861°W / 35.95889; -78.53861 (Purefoy-Dunn Plantation) 		Wake Built in 1814 (circa).
73001298 Quaker Meadows October 3, 1973 Morganton (near)
35°45′26″N 81°43′15″W / 35.75722°N 81.72083°W / 35.75722; -81.72083 (Quaker Meadows) 		Burke Built in 1799 (before) by Joseph McDowell Jr.
User supplied[21] Quewhiffle Plantation NA Magnolia Sampson Built in 1837 by Patrick Murphy.
08001365 Robinson Rock Plantation January 22, 2009 Charlotte
35°15′41″N 80°42′27″W / 35.26139°N 80.70750°W / 35.26139; -80.70750 (Robinson Rock Plantation) 		Mecklenburg Built in 1780-1810 (circa). Historic archaeological site.
82003492 Rose Hill April 28, 1982 Nashville Nash Built in the late 18th-century
88000409 Marcus Royster Plantation April 28, 1988 Wilbourns
36°28′16″N 78°43′40″W / 36.47111°N 78.72778°W / 36.47111; -78.72778 (Marcus Royster Plantation) 		Granville Built in 1850 (circa).
74001342 Shelton Plantation House October 29, 1974 Edenton
36°4′56″N 76°37′47″W / 36.08222°N 76.62972°W / 36.08222; -76.62972 (Shelton Plantation) 		Chowan Built in 1820 (circa).
73001338 Stagville Plantation

May 25, 1973 Durham
36°07′01″N 78°50′16″W / 36.116933°N 78.837781°W / 36.116933; -78.837781 (Stagville Plantation) 		Durham Built in 1787–1799; Seat of largest plantation complex in NC
01001132 Archibald Taylor Plantation House October 20, 2001 Oxford
36°19′18″N 78°32′31″W / 36.32167°N 78.54194°W / 36.32167; -78.54194 (Archibald Taylor Plantation) 		Granville Built in 1840.
74001369 Waverly Plantation October 9. 1974 Cunningham
36°32′20″N 79°04′44″W / 36.53889°N 79.07889°W / 36.53889; -79.07889 (Waverly Plantation) 		Person Built in 1830 (circa).
80002866 Wood Lawn Plantation November 24, 1980 near Mount Mourne
35°31′05″N 80°50′05″W / 35.518056°N 80.834722°W / 35.518056; -80.834722 (Wood Lawn) 		Iredell Built in 1836 by Dr. George Washington Stinson.
86000420 Woodside Plantation March 6, 1986 Milton
36°31′32″N 79°11′2″W / 36.52556°N 79.18389°W / 36.52556; -79.18389 (Woodside Plantation) 		Caswell Built in 1838
78001966 White Oak Plantation February 7, 1978 Charlotte
35°14′54″N 80°41′26″W / 35.24833°N 80.69056°W / 35.24833; -80.69056 (White Oak Plantation) 		Mecklenburg Built in 1792.
88000418 Lewis Wimbish Plantation April 28, 1988 Grassy Creek
36°31′21″N 78°35′22″W / 36.52250°N 78.58944°W / 36.52250; -78.58944 (Lewis Wimbish Plantation) 		Granville Built in 1850 (circa).
73001351 Lebanon Plantation House January 29, 1973 Near Erwin
35°15′35″N 78°40′17″W / 35.25972°N 78.67139°W / 35.25972; -78.67139 (Lebanon Plantation) 		Harnett Built in 1824 (circa).
Preservation NC[22] Ashwood Plantation (William T. Smith House) Godwin Cumberland Built in 1835 (circa).
05001030 Thompson House September 15, 2005 Wake Forest Wake Built in 1853 (circa)
74001378 Wakefields October 16, 1974 Wake Forest Wake Built in 1831 (circa)
Walnut Hall Bahama Durham Built in 1845 by Willie Person Mangum
82003504 Wood Grove Plantation September 23, 1982 Bear Poplar
35°40′48″N 80°40′28″W / 35.68000°N 80.67444°W / 35.68000; -80.67444 (Wood Grove Plantation) 		Rowan Built in 1825 (circa) by Thomas Cowan (1748-1817) and Abel Cowan (1789-1843)[7]
User Supplied[23] Ardnave N/A Manchester Cumberland Built 1825. Home of Daniel McDiarmid. Burned in the 1960s.

Plantations built after the civil war

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Some plantations were built after the civil war and abolition of slavery.

NRHP reference number Name Image Date designated Locality County Date built and other notes
93000235 Chinqua Penn Plantation April 8, 1993 Reidsville
36°23′4″N 79°42′0″W / 36.38444°N 79.70000°W / 36.38444; -79.70000 (Chinqua Penn Plantation) 		Rockingham Built in 1920s by Thomas Jefferson Penn.

Notable plantation owners

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The following persons were large plantation owners for which the plantation has not yet been identified.

  • John H. Wheeler: (1806–1882) was an American planter, slaveowner, attorney, politician and historian who served as North Carolina State Treasurer (1843–1845) and as United States Minister to Nicaragua (1855–1856)
  • William Lenoir: (May 8, 1751 – May 6, 1839) was an American Revolutionary War officer and prominent statesman in late 18th-century and early 19th-century North Carolina.

See also

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Originally form Virginia the J.A. Evans Family moved from Edgecombe County, N.C. through Nash County, N.C. to Pine Level in Johnston County, N.C. in 1850 A.D. and started a farm which eventually through land purchases became the 6,000 acre Tall Pines Plantation, Founded in 1870 A.D. by Jane Barns Evans widow of J.A. Evans CSA. The family lost control of the property in 1938 A.D. after the Great Financial Depression and gained some compensation for the land through legal action taking by the Evans family in 1947 A.D. Descendants of the J.A. Evans Family in 2020 A.D. were still living in the Pine Level area.

Jane Barnes Evans was a cotton Baroness and part owner of the North Carolina Railroad which ran through part of her Tall Pines Plantation which supplied fresh water to the North Carolina Railroad for the use of steam engine locomotives.

References

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