Desserette
Desserette | |
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| Location | SW side of SR 1320 near jct. with SR 1318, near White Oak, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 34°47′57″N 78°46′13″W / 34.79917°N 78.77028°W |
| Area | 125.7 acres (50.9 ha) |
| Built | c. 1840 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 87001786[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 7, 1987 |
Desserette is a historic plantation house and national historic district located near White Oak, Bladen County, North Carolina. The house was built about 1840, and is a two-story, frame double-pile house in the Greek Revival style. It rests on a brick pier foundation and has a hipped roof. Also on the property are the contributing kitchen, meathouse, log barn, and family cemetery.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Kathy Goddard; Davyd Foard Hood; Jerry Cross (August 1987). "Desserette" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
Categories:
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Plantation houses in North Carolina
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Greek Revival houses in North Carolina
- Houses completed in 1840
- Houses in Bladen County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Bladen County, North Carolina
- Eastern North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs