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Plantations - icons of the Old South -- came in many conditions and sizes. Some have been preserved, at least in part, and we present them here. Pleas contact us with information about others.

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MD
Earleville
Mount Harmon Plantation
580 Mt Harmon Road
Earleville MD 21919
Phone 410 275-8819
Web Site http://www.kentcounty.com/mtharmon/
Description tobacco plantation, manor house, outside kitchen, tobacco prize house
Type of Resource House Museum
Building Type Plantation
Era 1730
New or Updated: 11/06/2003

Maryland
Hollywood
Sotterley Plantation
44300 Sotterley Lane
MAIL: PO Box 67
Hollywood MD 20636
Phone 301 373-2280
Web Site http://www.sotterley.com/history.htm
Toll Free 800 681-0850
Description early Tidewater plantation with manor house, slave cabin, customs warehouse, formal garden, outbuildings
Type of Resource House Museum
Primary Focus Garden
Building Type Plantation
Era 1717
New or Updated: 06/25/2003

Towson

Hampton National Historic Site

535 Hampton Lane

Towson MD 21286

Phone 410 823-1309

Web Site www.nps.gov/hamp

Description MANSION CLOSED FOR REPAIR a/o 4/07: 27 historic structures and

garden at historic plantation

Type of Resource Museum

Primary Focus Garden

Building Type Plantation

Group Identity African American

Era 1790

Owner/Operator: NPS

New or Updated: 4/24/2007

MD
Upper Marlboro
Billingsley House Museum
6900 Green Landing Road
Upper Marlboro     MD
Phone    301 627-0730
Web Site http://www.goprincegeorgescounty.com/subsites/visitors/att_hist.htm-                    carousel
Description      1740 brick plantation house, adjacent farm museum with antique farm                        equipment, all on 430 acres
Type of Resource       House Museum
Primary Focus    Agricultural
Building Type    Plantation
Industry /Profession     Farming
Collection G-M      Machinery
New or Updated:            11/23/2003

Beyond the Newsstand

NC
Charlotte
Rosedale
3427 North Tryon Street
Charlotte                                 NC               28206
Phone              704 335-3325
Web Site      http://libweb.uncc.edu/archives/crhc/rosedale.htm
Alt Web       http://www.visitnc.com/inside_nc/inside_nc_related_pick.asp?propertyID=1754
   Description      8 acres and manor house remain from 900 plantation
Type of Resource       House Museum
Primary Focus    Gardens
Building Type    Plantation
Era      1815
New or Updated:    12/1/2003

NC
Creswell
Somerset Place State Historic Site
2572 Lake Shore Road
Creswell NC       27928
Phone   252 797-4560
Web Site http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/somerset/Main.htm
E-mail mailto:somerset@ncmail.net
Description once covering 100,000 acres, plantation once held 50 structures, now holds
Type of Resource   Historic Place
Building Type   Plantation
Group Identity   African American
New or Updated:   12/7/2003

Huntersville

Historic Latta Plantation

5225 Sample Road

Huntersville NC 28078

Phone 704 875-2312

Web Site www.lattaplantation.org

Description cotton plantation presented from all sides -- slaves, small farmers, planters

Type of Resource House Museum

Building Type Plantation

Kind of Activity Living History

Era 19th

New or Updated: 3/20/2005

Kenansville

Liberty Hall

409 S Main St

PO Box 634

Kenansville NC 28349

Web Site www.itpi.dpi.state.nc.us/nchistorical/liberty.html

Toll Free 800 755-1755

Description restored to life as it was 150 yeas ago, main house & 10 buildings, garden

Type of Resource House Museum

Building Type Plantation

Era 1800

New or Updated: 3/23/2005

New Bern

Bellair Plantation Restoration

1100 Washington Post Road

New Bern NC 28560

Phone 252 637-3913 Web Site http://historicnewbern.com/newbern/thingstosee/

Alt Web http://www.harmonyhouseinn.com/tour.htm

Description three story brick plantation country house

Type of Resource House Museum

Building Type Plantation

Era 1734

New or Updated: 4/12/2005

North Carolina
Reidsville
Chinqua-Penn Plantation House
2138 Wentworth Street
Reidsville NC 27320
Phone 336 349-4576
Web Site www.chinquapenn.com
Description Arts & Crafts house filled with collections of original owners
Type of Resource House Museum
Building Type Plantation
Era 1925

Wilmington

Poplar Grove Plantation

10200 US Highway 17

Wilmington NC 28411

Phone 910 686-9518

Web Site http://www.poplargrove.com/

E-mail mailto:pgp@poplargrove.com

Description plantation house and outbuildings with active crafts programming

Type of Resource House Museum

Building Type Plantation

Kind of Activity Living History

New or Updated: 12/13/2005

North Carolina
Windsor
Hope Plantation
132 Hope House Road
Windsor NC 27983
Phone 252 794-3140
Web Site
Description
Type of Resource House Museum
Building Type Plantation

Last Update: 01/11/2008

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