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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.
It should be noted that there are over 200 antebellum (pre-Civil War period) former plantation homes still standing in North Carolina, most privately owned and not open to the public (with the exception of several house museums and B&B's).
Oldest two-story brick house in North Carolina. National Register of Historic Places, 1972. [7] Duke-Lawrence House: Northampton County, North Carolina: 1747 House One of NC's oldest colonial homes. The original western frame section was built about 1747, with the eastern brick section built between 1787 and 1796.
This is a list of structures, sites, districts, and objects on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina: . As of May 1, 2015, there are more than 2,900 properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in all 100 North Carolina counties, including 39 National Historic Landmarks, two National Historic Sites, one National Military Park, one National ...
The Bellamy Mansion, built between 1859 and 1861, is a mixture of Neoclassical architectural styles, including Greek Revival and Italianate, and is located at 503 Market Street in the heart of downtown Wilmington, North Carolina. It is one of North Carolina’s finest examples of historic antebellum architecture.
Mills-Screven Plantation, North Carolina; Somerset Place, North Carolina; Stagville, North Carolina; Midway Plantation House and Outbuildings, North Carolina; Pettigrew State Park, North Carolina; Brown–Graves House and Brown's Store, North Carolina; Fairntosh Plantation, North Carolina; Leigh Farm, North Carolina; Grimesland Plantation ...
The rare winter storm comes as 33 million people in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina and North Carolina under winter weather alerts, with more than 200 million ...
The Joseph McDowell House is a historic house and museum located in Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina. It was the home of Colonel Joseph "Pleasant Gardens" McDowell, the founder and namesake of McDowell County. It is currently undergoing extensive renovations, and is closed to the public.