Puppy Creek Plantation, also known as the McGregor-Lamont House, is a historic plantation house located near Rockfish, Hoke County, North Carolina. It was built about 1821, and is a two-story, three-bay, Federal style frame dwelling. It is sheathed in weatherboard, has a gable roof, and sits on a high brick pier foundation. It features exterior end brick chimneys and full-width front porch.[2]
Puppy Creek Plantation | |
 Puppy Creek Plantation, March 2007 | |
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| Location | NW of Rockfish on SR 1409, near Rockfish, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°1′15″N 79°7′45″W / 35.02083°N 79.12917°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | c. 1821 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 76001329[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 12, 1976 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]
The McGregor-Lamont House is likely the site of a wedding referred to by North Carolina writer Charles W. Chesnutt in his conjure tale "The Marked Tree," first published in the journal The Crisis.
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Ruth Little-Stokes and John B. Flowers (n.d.). "Puppy Creek Plantation" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.