Wood Grove is a historic plantation house located near Bear Poplar, Rowan County, North Carolina.[2] It was built about 1825, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, three-bay, Federal style brick dwelling. It sits on a stone foundation, has a hipped roof front porch, and one-story rear kitchen ell.[3][4]
Wood Grove | |
 Wood Grove, September 2012 | |
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| Location | E of Bear Poplar on SR 1743, near Bear Poplar, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°40′48″N 80°40′28″W / 35.68000°N 80.67444°W |
| Area | 83.8 acres (33.9 ha) |
| Built | c. 1825 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 82003504[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 23, 1982 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
History
editThe original owners were Thomas Cowan (1748-1817) and Abel Cowan (1789-1843).[4][5]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Wood Grove, Rowan County, North Carolina on Library of Congress". Library of Congress.
- ^ Davyd Foard Hood and Jim Sumner (July 1982). "Wood Grove" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
- ^ a b "Plantations of North Carolina". NCGENWEB. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ^ Wood Grove Photo, LOC.GOV