Fairntosh Plantation

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LocationNear junction of SR 1004 and 1632, near Durham, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°5′56″N78°49′42″W / 36.09889°N 78.82833°W / 36.09889; -78.82833
Area100 acres (40 ha)
Builtc. 1800 (1800)
Architectural styleGeorgian, Federal
NRHP reference No. 73001337 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 3, 1973

Fairntosh Plantation is a historic plantation house and complex located near Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. It consists of two separate Georgian / Federal style houses joined in a "T"-shape. The rear section is older, and is a two-story, side hall plan structure with a center-hall plan. The larger section is a two-story, five bay by three bay structure. Also on the property are the contributing outbuildings including a two-story kitchen, slave quarters, smokehouse, dairy, office schoolhouse and other dependencies. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Survey and Planning Unit Staff (September 1972). "Fairntosh Plantation" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.