LaGrange (Harris Crossroads, North Carolina)

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LocationS of Townsville off SR 1308, Harris Crossroads, North Carolina, Vance County, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°24′17″N78°24′42″W / 36.40472°N 78.41167°W / 36.40472; -78.41167
Area131.7 acres (53.3 ha)
Builtc.1830
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No. 82003519 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 27, 1982

LaGrange is a historic plantation house located near Harris Crossroads, Vance County, North Carolina. It was built about 1830, and is a two-story, Greek Revival style frame dwelling with Italianate style decorative elements. It has a later one-story rear ell. It features a one-story full width front porch with a bracketed cornice and square fluted columns. Also on the property are three contributing outbuildings and a family cemetery. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. JoAnn Williford and Jim Sumner (September 1981). "LaGrange" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.