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Historic houses in North Carolina, United States

United States historic place
Foscue and Simmons Plantations
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Foscue and Simmons Plantation, September 2014
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LocationUS 17, from Trent R. and Banks Rd., Pollocksville, North Carolina
Coordinates35°02′21″N 77°12′01″W / 35.03917°N 77.20028°W / 35.03917; -77.20028
Area1,379 acres (558 ha)
Builtc. 1821 (1821)-1825
Built byForbes, George
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman, Italianate, Federal
NRHP reference No.98000197
Added to NRHPOctober 7, 1998

Foscue and Simmons Plantations, also known as Foscue Plantation, is a historic plantation house and adjoining farm complexes and national historic district located near Pollocksville, Jones County, North Carolina. The district encompasses seven contributing buildings, four contributing sites, one contributing structure, and one contributing object. The Federal style Foscue Plantation House was built about 1821-1825 and is separately listed. Among the other contributing resources are the farm landscape, Foscue Cemetery (1849-1918), Brick Vault Site (1814-1853), four tobacco barns, Marl Pits/Ponds (c. 1940), Italianate style Simmons Cottage (c. 1870–1878), Simmons Tenant House #1 (c. 1920–1940), Marl Dredger (c. 1940), and bungalow style Christopher Stephens Simmons House (c. 1918–1920).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Davyd Foard Hood (October 1997). "Foscue and Simmons Plantations" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
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