Fort Defiance (Lenoir, North Carolina)

Fort Defiance

Fort Defiance, April 2008
Location N of Lenoir on NC 268, Lenoir, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°0′46″N 81°30′16″W / 36.01278°N 81.50444°W / 36.01278; -81.50444Coordinates: 36°0′46″N 81°30′16″W / 36.01278°N 81.50444°W / 36.01278; -81.50444
Area 5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built 1788 (1788)-1792, 1823
Built by Fields, Thomas
NRHP Reference # 70000444[1]
Added to NRHP September 15, 1970

Fort Defiance is a historic plantation house located near Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina. The main block was built between 1788 and 1792, and is a two-story, frame structure measuring 28 feet by 40 feet. A wing was added in 1823. It was the home of Revolutionary War General William Lenoir. The property was transferred to the Caldwell County Historical Society in 1965 and operated as a historic house museum.[2]

This location on the Yadkin River was originally built upon by the troops serving under Elijah Isaacs in the summer of 1776. At the time, it was known as Fort Isaacs.[3]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ J.G. Zehmer and Sherry I. Penny (June 1970). "Fort Defiance" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  3. ↑ "The Patriot Leaders in North Carolina - Elijah Isaacs". www.carolana.com. Retrieved 2017-03-11.


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