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]
Fairntosh | |
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| Location | Near junction of SR 1004 and 1632, near Durham, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°5′56″N 78°49′42″W / 36.09889°N 78.82833°W |
| Area | 100 acres (40 ha) |
| Built | c. 1800 |
| Architectural style | Georgian, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001337[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 3, 1973 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ 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.