Mount Prospect (Leggett, North Carolina)

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Mount Prospect
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LocationJct. of SR 1409 and SR 1428, near Leggett, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°00′27″N77°38′29″W / 36.00750°N 77.64139°W / 36.00750; -77.64139
Area10 acres (4.0 ha)
Builtc. 1772 (1772)
Architectural styleGeorgian, Late Georgian
NRHP reference No. 74001347 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 20, 1974

Mount Prospect, also known as the Exum Lewis House, was a historic plantation house located near Leggett, Edgecombe County, North Carolina. It was built about 1772, and was a two-story, five-bay, Late Georgian style frame dwelling. It had a Quaker Plan; two-story, 19th century addition; and a one-story hip roofed front porch. Also on the property are the contributing family cemetery, a smokehouse, barn, brick dairy, and office. [2] The house burned and was torn down in 1976.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [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 P1anning Unit Staff (September 1974). "Mount Prospect" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)