Mount Mourne Plantation

Mount Mourne
Mount Mourne Plantation from NC Hwy 115
Location Off NC 115, Mount Mourne, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°33′6.1632″N 80°50′39.0402″W / 35.551712000°N 80.844177833°WCoordinates: 35°33′6.1632″N 80°50′39.0402″W / 35.551712000°N 80.844177833°W
Area 9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built 1836
Architectural style Greek Revival, Federal
Governing body Private
MPS Iredell County MRA (AD)
NRHP Reference # 74001354[1]
Added to NRHP October 29, 1974

Mount Mourne Plantation is a former Southern plantation and historic house located in Mount Mourne, Iredell County, North Carolina. It was built in 1836, and is a is a two-story, five-bay transitional Federal / Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It features a hipped roof entrance portico with four fluted Tuscan order columns.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

History

The plantation house was built by Major Rufus Reid (1797-1854).[3][4] He grew cotton, wheat and corn.[3] In its heyday, the Plantation was one of the largest in the area, and the second largest in Iredell County, being worked by around 88 slaves at one point.[3] This made Rufus Reid one of the wealthiest and most prosperous planters in not only the area, but the state as a whole.[3]

At present

It is currently privately owned, and is closed to the public. The plantation gave its name to the modern-day community of Mount Mourne, North Carolina, in which the home is located.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. ↑ Survey and Planning Unit Staff (June 1974). "Mount Mourne" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 UNC University Libraries
  4. ↑ FindAGrave: Rufus Reid

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