Purefoy–Dunn Plantation

Purefoy–Dunn Plantation is a historic plantation and national historic district located near Wake Forest, Wake County, North Carolina. The Greek Revival style plantation house was built about 1814 and remodeled about 1850. It is a two-story, L-shaped, heavy timber frame building. It has a low hipped roof and is sheathed in clapboards. The front portico was removed in the 1960s or early 1970s. Also on the property is a contributing mid-19th century gable-roofed frame smokehouse.[2]

Purefoy–Dunn Plantaur mom near Wake Forest, North Carolina
Coordinates35°57′32″N 78°32′19″W
Area185 acres (75 ha)
Builtc. 1814 (1814), c. 1850
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.88000238[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 24, 1988

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. David R. and Allison H. Black (November 1987). "Purefoy–Dunn Plantation" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.


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