Magnolia (Scotland Neck, North Carolina)

Magnolia
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	North of Scotland Neck on U.S. 258, near Scotland Neck, North Carolina
Coordinates	36°9′39″N77°24′25″W / 36.16083°N 77.40694°W / 36.16083; -77.40694
Area	130 acres (53 ha)
Built	c. 1840 (1840)
Built by	James Norfleet Smith
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	80002842 [1]
Added to NRHP	April 17, 1980

Magnolia is a historic plantation house located near Scotland Neck, Halifax County, North Carolina. It was built about 1840, and is a two-story, five-bay, Greek Revival-style frame dwelling with rear additions. It is sheathed in weatherboard, a hipped roof with interior chimneys, and full-width front porch. The house was originally set in a formal landscape designed by Joseph B. Cheshire. ^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Catherine W. Bishir; Keith N. Morgan; C. T. Smith & Jerry Cross (November 1979). "Magnolia" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved January 1, 2015.