Cascade Plantation, also known as Willow Oaks,[2] is a historic plantation house located near Eden, Rockingham County, North Carolina. It dates to the 1830s, and is a two-story, five bay by three bay, Federal style frame dwelling. It sits on a brick basement and is sheathed in weatherboard. It has pairs of brick exterior chimneys on each gable end.[3]
Cascade Plantation | |
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| Location | NE of Eden off NC 770, near Eden, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°31′22″N 79°39′29″W / 36.52278°N 79.65806°W |
| Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
| Built | 1830s |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 75001288[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 14, 1975 |
Willow Oaks plantation was the home of Dan River Inc. founder and president Thomas Benton Fitzgerald from 1897 to 1916.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Home". willowoaksplantation.com.
- ^ Lindley Butler, John Baxton Flowers, III, Nick Pearson, and Ruth Little Stokes (July 1975). "Cascade Plantation" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
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