Abrams Plains

Abrams Plains
Location NW of Stovall, near Stovall, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°28′58″N 78°30′51″W / 36.48278°N 78.51417°WCoordinates: 36°28′58″N 78°30′51″W / 36.48278°N 78.51417°W
Area 40 acres (16 ha)
Built 1766, c. 1830
Built by Smith, Samuel
Architectural style Greek Revival, Federal
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 79001711[1]
Added to NRHP November 29, 1979

Abrams Plains is a historic plantation home located near Stovall, Granville County, North Carolina. The house consists of parts of a dwelling built about 1766, connected to transitional Federal / Greek Revival style house built in 1830. The main section is a two-story, three-bay by two bay, central hall plan frame dwelling. The 1766 sections are 1 1/2-stories and extend from the main house in a "C"-shape.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. Alice Oviatt-Lawrence and Joe Mobley (September 1979). "Abrams Plains" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.