| Address | South of Davidson and southwest of Cornelius, between NC 2693 and NC 115, Cornelius |
|---|---|
| Architectural style | Federal |
| National Register | ref 97001561, listed 1998-01-05 |
| Research depth | dossier, independently sourced |
What we established, and from where
The nomination dates the plantation seat to 1811.
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Enslaved people worked the plantation's fields during its plantation period.
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Enslaved people were housed in cabins, no longer standing, east of the main house.
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Federal census returns record nine enslaved people in 1830, rising by 1840.
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The nomination inventories a slave cemetery on the property, with grave depressions on an east-west axis.
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The house was photographed in the late 1930s by Frances Benjamin Johnston.
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The primary source
The National Register nomination is the fullest account of this property that exists, written by a researcher and reviewed by the State Historic Preservation Office. The nomination (National Park Service).
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