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The district encompasses 35 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object in the central business district of Mooresville. It developed between about 1872 and 1952, and includes notable examples of Italianate , Gothic Revival , Classical Revival , Commercial Style , and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture.
Orton Plantation Gardens overlooking the Cape Fear River. The Orton Plantation house is an example of Classical Revival and Greek Revival architecture. Originally a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story white brick building, a second floor was added to the house in 1840 along with four fluted Doric columns. Two wings were added to the house in 1904.
Brown Township is one of fourteen townships in Morgan County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 12,973 and it contained 5,384 housing units. As of the 2010 census, its population was 12,973 and it contained 5,384 housing units.
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 km 2 ) or more of land and produced one or two cash crops ...
Mooresville is in northeastern Morgan County; the northern border of the town follows the Hendricks County line.. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Mooresville has a total area of 6.76 square miles (17.51 km 2), of which 0.06 square miles (0.16 km 2), or 0.84%, are water. [1]
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It is one of only 2 "antebellum plantation-style" complexes known to remain in Indiana, comprised originally on 600 acres (240 ha) of land (this eventually peaked at 1000 acres). It is believed that Kintner was inspired to build this after sailing on the Mississippi River to New Orleans .
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the United States of America that are national memorials, National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places or other heritage register, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design.