Abrams Plains
Abrams Plains is a historic plantation house located near Stovall, Granville County, North Carolina. The house was built by enslaved people[2] to be the main living quarters of an agricultural forced labor camp owned by Samuel Smith, a prominent member of the Granville Count community before, during, and after the Revolutionary War.[3]
Abrams Plains | |
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| Location | NW of Stovall, near Stovall, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°28′58″N 78°30′51″W |
| Area | 40 acres (16 ha) |
| Built | 1766, c. 1830 |
| Built by | Samuel Smith |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 79001711[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 29, 1979 |
Named for a battle of the French and Indian Wars, the house consists of parts of a dwelling built about 1766, connected to transitional Federal / Greek Revival style house built in 1830. The main section is a two-story, three-bay by two bay, central hall plan frame dwelling. The 1766 sections are 1 1/2-stories and extend from the main house in a "C"-shape.[2] The Abrams Plains plantation also contains a family graveyard for the Smith family which goes back to the original owner of the plantation, Samuel Smith.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Alice Oviatt-Lawrence and Joe Mobley (September 1979). "Abrams Plains" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
- "Abrams Plains House in Granville County". NCGENWEB. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
