Foscue Plantation House | |
Location | Off U.S. 17 near jct. with SR 1002, near Pollocksville, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 35°2′16″N77°17′26″W / 35.03778°N 77.29056°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | c. 1801 |
Architectural style | New Bern side hall plan |
NRHP reference No. | 71000598 [1] |
Added to NRHP | November 19, 1971 |
Foscue Plantation House is a historic plantation house located near Pollocksville, Jones County, North Carolina. It was built about 1801, and is a two-story, three-bay, side hall plan brick dwelling. It rests on a full raised brick basement and has a gable roof. [2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. [1] The house is located in the Foscue and Simmons Plantations historic district.
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