Mount Prospect (Leggett, North Carolina) Explained

Mount Prospect
Location:Jct. of SR 1409 and SR 1428, near Leggett, North Carolina
Coordinates:36.0075°N -77.6414°W
Built:c.
Architecture:Georgian, Late Georgian
Added:November 20, 1974
Refnum:74001347

Mount Prospect, also known as the Exum Lewis House, was a historic plantation house located near Leggett, Edgecombe County, North Carolina. It was built about 1772, and was a two-story, five-bay, Late Georgian style frame dwelling. It had a Quaker Plan; two-story, 19th century addition; and a one-story hip roofed front porch. Also on the property are the contributing family cemetery, a smokehouse, barn, brick dairy, and office.[1] The house burned and was torn down in 1976.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Survey and P1anning Unit Staff. Mount Prospect . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . September 1974 . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-11-01.