Wood Grove

Wood Grove
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Wood Grove, September 2012
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Location	185 Cress Road, near Bear Poplar, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°40′54.066″N80°40′35.5326″W / 35.68168500°N 80.676536833°W / 35.68168500; -80.676536833
Area	83.8 acres (33.9 ha)
Built	c. 1825 (1825)
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	82003504 [1]
Added to NRHP	September 23, 1982

Wood Grove is a historic plantation house located near Bear Poplar, Rowan County, North Carolina. ^[2] It was built about 1825, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, three-bay, Federal-style brick dwelling. A portion of the brickwork is laid in Flemish bond. It sits on a stone foundation, has a hipped roof front porch, and one-story rear kitchen ell. ^{[3] [4]}

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. ^[1]

History

The original owners were Thomas Cowan (1748-1817) and Abel Cowan (1789-1843). ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Wood Grove, Rowan County, North Carolina on Library of Congress". Library of Congress .
3. Davyd Foard Hood and Jim Sumner (July 1982). "Wood Grove" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
4. "Plantations of North Carolina". NCGENWEB. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
5. Wood Grove Photo, LOC.GOV