Robinson Rock House Ruin and Plantation Site

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Robinson Rock House Ruin and Plantation Site
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LocationReedy Creek Park-2900 Rocky River Rd., Charlotte, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°15′41″N80°42′27″W / 35.26139°N 80.70750°W / 35.26139; -80.70750 Coordinates: 35°15′41″N80°42′27″W / 35.26139°N 80.70750°W / 35.26139; -80.70750
Area80 acres (32 ha)
Builtc. 1780 (1780)-1810
Architectural styleColonial
NRHP reference No. 08001365 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 22, 2009

Robinson Rock House Ruin and Plantation Site, also known as Site 31MK272, is a historic archaeological site located in Reedy Creek Park at Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It is the remnants of an 18th-century stone dwelling of the Colonial period. The Robinson Stone House was probably built between 1780 and 1810. In September, 1979, the site was acquired by the City of Charlotte to be incorporated into a new park and nature preserve. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. [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. Dan L. Morrill (April 1981). "ROBINSON ROCK HOUSE RUIN". National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission. Retrieved 2015-02-01.