Bryan–Bell Farm Explained

Bryan–Bell Farm
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:NC 58, 1 miles E of SR 1119, near Pollocksville, North Carolina
Coordinates:34.9975°N -77.2556°W
Built:, c. 1920
Architecture:Classical Revival, Federal
Added:December 21, 1989
Refnum:89002155

Bryan–Bell Farm, also known as Oakview Plantation, is a historic plantation house and farm complex and national historic district located near Pollocksville, Jones County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 25 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 2 contributing structures spread over seven areas. The main house was built about 1844 in the Federal style, and renovated in 1920 in the Classical Revival style. It is a -story, five-bay, frame residence with a monumental portico with Corinthian order columns. Among the other contributing resources are the farm landscape, office (1920s), seven pack houses (1920s), equipment building (c. 1939), storage building (c. 1930), barn (c. 1840), two chicken houses (c. 1923), stable / carriage house (c. 1920), two garages (c. 1930s), equipment shed (c. 1930), metal silo (c. 1930), hay barn (c. 1932), two tobacco barns (c. 1920), I-house (c. 1880), a log barn (c. 1890), a small plank building, farm house (c. 1900), and 19th century graveyard.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: David R. and Allison H. Black . Bryan–Bell Farm. National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory . August 1989 . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-01-01.