Humphrey–Williams Plantation
The Humphrey–Williams Plantation (also known as the Humphrey–Williams–Smith House and Plantation) is a historic plantation complex located near Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina. The Humphrey–Williams House was built about 1846 with the forced labor of enslaved people, and is a two-story, five bay, vernacular Greek Revival style frame farmhouse. It features a one-story, full-width shed porch. Also on the property are the contributing William Humphrey House (c. 1784), Annie Fairly's House (c. 1935), tobacco barn (c. 1900), a carriage house (c. 1900), a smokehouse, a store-post office (1835-1856), and the agricultural landscape.[2][3]
Humphrey–Williams Plantation | |
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| Location | West of Lumberton on NC 211, between SR 1001 and SR 1769, Lumberton, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 34°42′8″N 79°3′41″W |
| Area | 566.6 acres (229.3 ha) |
| Built | c. 1784, c. 1846 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Vernacular Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001367[1] (original) 88002608 (increase) |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 24, 1973 (original) |
| Boundary increase | November 16, 1988 (increase) |
The main house, on a 9-acre (3.6 ha) property, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, as Humphrey–Williams House. The larger plantation, including 5 contributing buildings and 1 additional contributing site on a 566.6-acre (229.3 ha) property, was re-listed in a boundary increase listing in 1988.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- Survey and Planning Unit Staff (June 1973). "Humphrey–Williams House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
- Robert F. Doares. Jr. and M. Ruth Little (1988). "Humphrey–Williams Plantation" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
