William Wright Faison House Explained

William Wright Faison House
Location:NC 1304, 0.2 miles (0.32 km) southeast of the junction with NC 1354, near Bowdens, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.0808°N -78.0597°W
Architecture:Greek Revival, Federal
Added:December 23, 2004
Refnum:04001390

William Wright Faison House, also known as Friendship Plantation, is a historic plantation house located near Bowdens, Duplin County, North Carolina. It was built about 1852, and is a two-story, three bay by two bay, Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It features a tall portico supported by four paneled posts added about 1848. Also on the property is a contributing one-story school building (c. 1830). The house was the seat of a 3,500 acre plantation amassed by William Wright Faison before the American Civil War.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Janet K. Seapker. William Wright Faison House. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . July 2004 . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2014-10-01.