White Rock Plantation

Historic house in North Carolina, United States
United States historic place
White Rock Plantation
36°17′40″N 77°55′25″W / 36.29444°N 77.92361°W / 36.29444; -77.92361
Area60 acres (24 ha)
Built1750-1799, 1800-1824
Architectural styleGeorgian, Federal
NRHP reference No.79001720[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 14, 1979

White Rock Plantation is a historic plantation house located near Hollister, Halifax County, North Carolina. It dates to the late-18th century, and is a two-story, five-bay, transitional Georgian / Federal-style frame dwelling. It has a gable roof and pairs of exterior chimneys at each end. The front facade features a tall "Mount Vernon" porch added in the mid-20th century.[2]

White Rock was the home of the Williams family and as many as 75 workers who they enslaved.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Catherine W. Bishir; Robert L. Carr & Jerry Cross (n.d.). "White Rock Plantation" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
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