Palo Alto Plantation is a historic plantation house located at Palopato, Onslow County, North Carolina. It was built between about 1836 and 1840, and is a two-story, five-bay, double-pile frame dwelling with vernacular Federal and Greek Revival style design elements. It has a gable roof with cupola, two-tiered engaged porch, and Palladian windows on the gable ends. It was the childhood home of Daniel L. Russell, Jr. (1845-1908), governor of North Carolina, 1897–1901.[2]
Palo Alto Plantation | |
 Palo Alto Plantation, September 2014 | |
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| Location | SR 1434, Palopato, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 34°48′02″N 77°12′49″W / 34.80056°N 77.21361°W |
| Area | 25 acres (10 ha) |
| Built | 1836-1840 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 79003338[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 10, 1979 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ H. McKelden Smith and Jerry L. Cross (n.d.). "Palo Alto Plantation" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.