Grimesland Plantation
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Grimesland Plantation | |
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Grimesland Plantation, November 2014 | |
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| Location | East of Grimesland on SR 1569, near Grimesland, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°33′22″N 77°10′02″W / 35.55611°N 77.16722°WCoordinates: 35°33′22″N 77°10′02″W / 35.55611°N 77.16722°W |
| Area | 15 acres (6.1 ha) |
| Built | c. 1790 |
| Built by | Grimes, William |
| Governing body | Private |
| NRHP Reference # | 71000616[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 31, 1971 |
Grimesland Plantation is a historic plantation home located near Grimesland, Pitt County, North Carolina. It was built about 1790, and is a two-story, frame dwelling sheathed in weatherboard and with flanking exterior gable end brick chimneys. It has Greek Revival period flanking one-story, hip roofed wings, a two-story rear addition, and one-story front verandah. Also on the property are a row of frame slave quarters and a stone smokehouse. It was the home of Confederate army general officer Bryan Grimes (1828-1880).[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ John B. Wells and Greer Suttlemyre (December 1970). "Grimesland Plantation" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
