Massenburg Plantation | |
Location: | Address Restricted; also 821 NC 561, near Louisburg, North Carolina |
Coordinates: | 36.1183°N -78.2689°W |
Built: | c., 1838, c. 1910 |
Builder: | Jones, William |
Architecture: | L-shaped, Bungalow/craftsman |
Added: | July 30, 1975, March 15, 2000 (Boundary Increase) |
Refnum: | 75001270, 00000225 (Boundary Increase) |
Massenburg Plantation, also known as Woodleaf Plantation, is a historic plantation house located near Louisburg, Franklin County, North Carolina. The property encompasses 10 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing structure. The main house reached its present form in 1838, and is a simple two-story L-shaped dwelling, with a rear two-story wing. It is four bays wide and features a stone block chimney. The property is currently owned by Travis Massenburg. The property also includes the contributing plantation office, smokehouse, cotton gin, storage building, hen house, -story Perry House bungalow (c. 1910), and Overseer's House ruins (c. 1832).[1] [2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, with a boundary increase in 2000. The property is currently owned by a descendant of the slaves.