Desserette
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Desserette | |
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| Location | SW side of SR 1320 near jct. with SR 1318, near White Oak, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 34°47′57″N 78°46′13″W / 34.79917°N 78.77028°WCoordinates: 34°47′57″N 78°46′13″W / 34.79917°N 78.77028°W |
| Area | 125.7 acres (50.9 ha) |
| Built | c. 1840 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| Governing body | Private |
| NRHP Reference # | 87001786[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 7, 1987 |
Desserette is a historic plantation home complex and national historic district located near White Oak, Bladen County, North Carolina. The house was built about 1840, and is a two-story, frame double-pile house in the Greek Revival style. It rests on a brick pier foundation and has a hipped roof. Also on the property are the contributing kitchen, meathouse, log barn, and family cemetery.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ Kathy Goddard, Davyd Foard Hood, and Jerry Cross (August 1987). "Desserette" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
