William Riley Abbott House
William Riley Abbott House is a historic plantation house located near South Mills, Camden County, North Carolina. It was built about 1850 with the profits of the forced labor of about 40 enslaved people,[1] and is a two-story, five-bay, Greek Revival-style frame dwelling. It has a vernacular Colonial Revival style portico that dates from the 1920s.[2]
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| Location | SE of South Mills on SR 1224, near South Mills, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°25′54″N 76°18′01″W |
| Area | 120 acres (49 ha) |
| Built | 1850 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 78001936[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 11, 1978 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- H. McKelden Smith and Jerry L. Cross (n.d.). "William Riley Abbott House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
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