Locust Grove (Ingleside, North Carolina) Explained

Locust Grove
Location:N of Louisburg on U.S. 401, Ingleside, North Carolina
Coordinates:36.1753°N -78.2906°W
Built:c.
Architecture:Georgian
Added:November 20, 1975
Refnum:75001269

Locust Grove, also known as the Foster House, is a historic plantation house located at Ingleside, Franklin County, North Carolina. It was built about 1790, and is a two-story, five-bay, Georgian style frame dwelling with a high gable roof. It has a rear ell to form a T-shaped plan. From 1797 to 1809, it was owned by noted American politician John Haywood (1754-1827), who was the longest-serving North Carolina State Treasurer.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John Baxton Flowers, III . Catherine W. Cockshutt . amp . Locust Grove. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . August 1975. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-11-01.