Oakland Plantation (Tarboro, North Carolina) Explained

Oakland Plantation
Location:Edmondson St., Tarboro, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.8964°N -77.5408°W
Added:April 2, 1980
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:80002829

Oakland Plantation, also known as Lloyd Farm and the Elks Lodge, is a historic plantation house located at Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina. The frame dwelling dates to the mid-19th century, and consists of a two-story central section with flanking one-story wings and a series of rear additions. It has shallow hip roofs with Italianate brackets and features a one-story porch of the distinctive Tarboro lattice type. By 1931, the dwelling was occupied as an Elks Lodge for the African-American population.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: unknown. Oakland Plantation. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . n.d.. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-11-01.