White Oak Plantation
White Oak Plantation | |
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| Location | E of Charlotte on SR 2826, near Charlotte, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°14′54″N 80°41′26″W / 35.24833°N 80.69056°W |
| Area | 14.1 acres (5.7 ha) |
| Built | 1792 |
| Architectural style | Catawba River Valley School |
| NRHP reference No. | 78001966[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 7, 1978 |
White Oak Plantation, also known as the William Johnston House, is a historic plantation house located near Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was built about 1792, and is a two-story, Catawba River Valley School style brick dwelling. The original Quaker plan interior has been converted to a center hall plan. It has a gable roof overhang and a full-width, two-story gabled porch. It was built by William Johnston, a captain in the North Carolina militia at the Battle of King's Mountain in 1780.[2]
The plantation was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ C. Greer Suttlemyre and Jim Sumner (n.d.). "White Oak Plantation" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
Categories:
- Plantation houses in North Carolina
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Houses completed in 1792
- Houses in Charlotte, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs