Humphrey–Williams Plantation Explained

Humphrey–Williams Plantation
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:West of Lumberton on NC 211, between SR 1001 and SR 1769, Lumberton, North Carolina
Coordinates:34.7022°N -79.0614°W
Built:c. 1784, c. 1846
Architecture:Greek Revival, Vernacular Greek Revival
Added:July 24, 1973 (original)
Increase:November 16, 1988 (increase)
Refnum:73001367
Increase Refnum:88002608

The Humphrey–Williams Plantation (also known as the Humphrey–Williams–Smith House and Plantation) is a historic plantation complex located near Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina. The Humphrey–Williams House was built about 1846 with the forced labor of enslaved people, and is a two-story, five-bay, vernacular Greek Revival style frame farmhouse. It features a one-story, full-width shed porch. Also on the property are the contributing William Humphrey House (c. 1784), Annie Fairly's House (c. 1935), tobacco barn (c. 1900), a carriage house (c. 1900), a smokehouse, a store-post office (1835-1856), and the agricultural landscape.[1] [2] The main house, on a 9acres property, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, as Humphrey–Williams House. The larger plantation, including 5 contributing buildings and 1 additional contributing site on a 566.6acres property, was re-listed in a boundary increase listing in 1988.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Survey and Planning Unit Staff. Humphrey–Williams House. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . June 1973. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-02-01.
  2. Web site: Robert F. Doares. Jr. and M. Ruth Little. Humphrey–Williams Plantation. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . 1988. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-02-01.