The Hermitage | |
Location: | North of Merry Hill, near Merry Hill, North Carolina |
Coordinates: | 36.0867°N -76.7333°W |
Built: | late 1700s |
Architecture: | Early Republic, Greek Revival, Federal |
Added: | June 8, 1982 |
Refnum: | 82003427 |
The Hermitage is a historic plantation house located near Merry Hill, Bertie County, North Carolina. It consists of a -story, side hall plan Georgian style rear wing with a -story, five-bay, Federal style addition. Also on the property are the contributing gable roof smokehouse and a two-roomstructure dating from the Greek Revival period.[1]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
The owners of the plantation were Alexander W. Mebane (1800-1847) and Augustus Holley (1820-1882).[2]