Fairntosh Plantation Explained

Fairntosh
Location:Near junction of SR 1004 and 1632, near Durham, North Carolina
Coordinates:36.0989°N -78.8283°W
Built:c.
Architecture:Georgian, Federal
Added:April 3, 1973
Refnum:73001337

Fairntosh Plantation is a historic plantation house and complex located near Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. It consists of two separate Georgian / Federal style houses joined in a "T"-shape. The rear section is older, and is a two-story, side hall plan structure with a center-hall plan. The larger section is a two-story, five bay by three bay structure. Also on the property are the contributing outbuildings including a two-story kitchen, slave quarters, smokehouse, dairy, office schoolhouse and other dependencies.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Survey and Planning Unit Staff. Fairntosh Plantation. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . September 1972. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-10-01.