Fairntosh Plantation

Fairntosh Plantation
Location Near junction of SR 1004 and 1632, near Durham, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°5′56″N 78°49′42″W / 36.09889°N 78.82833°W / 36.09889; -78.82833Coordinates: 36°5′56″N 78°49′42″W / 36.09889°N 78.82833°W / 36.09889; -78.82833
Area 100 acres (40 ha)
Built c. 1800 (1800)
Architectural style Georgian, Federal
NRHP Reference # 73001337[1]
Added to NRHP April 3, 1973

Fairntosh Plantation is a historic plantation house and complex located near Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. It consists of two separate Georgian / Federal style houses joined in a "T"-shape. The rear section is older, and is a two-story, side hall plan structure with a center-hall plan. The larger section is a two-story, five bay by three bay structure. Also on the property are the contributing outbuildings including a two-story kitchen, slave quarters, smokehouse, dairy, office schoolhouse and other dependencies.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Survey and Planning Unit Staff (September 1972). "Fairntosh Plantation" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.


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