Magnolia (Scotland Neck, North Carolina) Explained

Magnolia
Location:North of Scotland Neck on U.S. 258, near Scotland Neck, North Carolina
Coordinates:36.1608°N -77.4069°W
Built:c.
Builder:James Norfleet Smith
Architecture:Greek Revival
Added:April 17, 1980
Refnum:80002842

Magnolia is a historic plantation house located near Scotland Neck, Halifax County, North Carolina. It was built about 1840, and is a two-story, five-bay, Greek Revival-style frame dwelling with rear additions. It is sheathed in weatherboard, a hipped roof with interior chimneys, and full-width front porch. The house was originally set in a formal landscape designed by Joseph B. Cheshire.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Catherine W. Bishir . Keith N. Morgan . C. T. Smith . Jerry Cross . amp . Magnolia. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . November 1979 . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-01-01.