William Wright Faison House, also known as Friendship Plantation, is a historic plantation house located near Bowdens, Duplin County, North Carolina. It was built about 1852, and is a two-story, three bay by two bay, Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It features a tall portico supported by four paneled posts added about 1848. Also on the property is a contributing one-story school building (c. 1830). The house was the seat of a 3,500 acre plantation amassed by William Wright Faison before the American Civil War.[2]
William Wright Faison House | |
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| Location | NC 1304, 0.2 miles (0.32 km) southeast of the junction with NC 1354, near Bowdens, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°4′51″N 78°3′35″W / 35.08083°N 78.05972°W |
| Area | 1.2 acres (0.49 ha) |
| Built | 1830 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Federal |
| MPS | Duplin County MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 04001390[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 23, 2004 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Janet K. Seapker (July 2004). "William Wright Faison House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.