Belvidere Plantation House
Belvidere Plantation House | |
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| Location | Off SR 1565, near Hampstead, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 34°23′5″N 77°38′51″W / 34.38472°N 77.64750°WCoordinates: 34°23′5″N 77°38′51″W / 34.38472°N 77.64750°W |
| Area | 152.9 acres (61.9 ha) |
| Built | c. 1810 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Georgian, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 82003495[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 14, 1982 |
Belvidere Plantation House, also known as the Merrick-Nixon House, is a historic plantation house located near Hampstead, Pender County, North Carolina, USA. It was built about 1810 for slaveholder George Merrick, and is a 1½-story, three bay, gambrel-roofed dwelling with Georgian, Federal, and Greek Revival style design elements. It is sheathed in weatherboard and has exterior end chimneys and a shed-roofed front porch.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Renee Gledhill-Earley and Walter D. Best (April 1981). "Belvidere Plantation House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
Categories:
- Plantation houses in North Carolina
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Georgian architecture in North Carolina
- Federal architecture in North Carolina
- Greek Revival houses in North Carolina
- Houses completed in 1810
- Houses in Pender County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Pender County, North Carolina
- Eastern North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs