Black Rock Plantation House

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Black Rock Plantation House
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Location7875 North Carolina Highway 87, near Riegelwood, North Carolina
Coordinates 34°23′3″N78°17′30″W / 34.38417°N 78.29167°W / 34.38417; -78.29167
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Builtc. 1845 (1845)
Architectural styleFederal, Greek Revival
NRHP reference No. 14000492 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 18, 2014

Black Rock Plantation House, also known as the Allen-Love House, is a historic plantation house located near Riegelwood, Columbus County, North Carolina. It was built about 1845, and is a two-story, five-bay, braced frame I-house with Federal / Greek Revival style interior design elements. The house is sheathed in weatherboard and has a gable roof. It has a rear shed roof addition and a replacement one-story shed roofed front porch. The house was renovated in 2013. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/18/14 through 8/23/14. National Park Service. 2014-08-29.
  2. Janet K. Seapker (April 2014). "Black Rock Plantation House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-07-01.