Abrams Plains

Abrams Plains is a historic plantation house located near Stovall, Granville County, North Carolina. The house was named for a battle which occurred during the French and Indian wars and was built by Samuel Smith, a prominent member of the Granville Count aristocracy before, during and after the revolutionary war era.[2] The house consists of parts of a dwelling built about 1766, connected to transitional Federal / Greek Revival style house built in 1830. The main section is a two-story, three-bay by two bay, central hall plan frame dwelling. The 1766 sections are 1 1/2-stories and extend from the main house in a "C"-shape.[3] The Abrams Plains plantation also contains a family graveyard for the Smith family which goes back to the original owner of the plantation, Samuel Smith.[2]

Abrams Plains
LocationNW of Stovall, near Stovall, North Carolina
Coordinates36°28′58″N 78°30′51″W
Area40 acres (16 ha)
Built1766 (1766), c. 1830
Built bySamuel Smith
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Federal
NRHP reference No.79001711[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 29, 1979

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

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Abrams Plains House in Granville County". NCGENWEB. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  3. Alice Oviatt-Lawrence and Joe Mobley (September 1979). "Abrams Plains" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.


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