Hare Plantation House

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Hare Plantation House
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Location1.6 miles (2.6 km) west of the junction of SR 1317 and US 258, near Como, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°30′21″N77°2′22″W / 36.50583°N 77.03944°W / 36.50583; -77.03944
Area8 acres (3.2 ha)
Builtc. 1815 (1815)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Vernacular Greek Revival
NRHP reference No. 71000588 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 18, 1971

Hare Plantation House is a historic plantation house located near Como, Hertford County, North Carolina. It is dated to about 1815 and is a two-story, three-bay, gable-roofed frame dwelling with Greek Revival style design elements. It features a three-bay pedimented porch, supported by four square columns. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. [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. John B Wells and Sherry I. Penney (October 1970). "Hare Plantation House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.