National Register of Historic Places

Hope Plantation

Windsor, Bertie County, North Carolina
Listed
April 16, 1970
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
70000441

About this property

Hope Plantation, built in 1803, is an early house built in the Palladian mode of the Federal style, located on the Carolina Coastal Plain, near Windsor, North Carolina, in the United States. The plantation house was built by David Stone, a member of the coastal Carolina planter class, later Governor of North Carolina and a United States senator. One of the finest examples of Palladian design built in timber, the manor house is slightly modified by neo-classical elements. The facade has five bays and a pedimented double portico with the original Chinese Chippendale balustrade. Crowning the house is a widow's walk with matching railing. The interior of the house displays a height and grandeur rare in the region, and is furnished with a unique collection of period furniture, art and artifacts. By the 1960s, the building had survived almost a century of neglect and the citizens of Bertie County, aided by other North Carolinians and a far-flung net of support, formed the Historic Hope Foundation, Inc. (a registered non-profit organization) to purchase and rescue the house.

Location

Windsor, Bertie County, North Carolina
36.17765, -77.01885

Categories

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Sources

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When was Hope Plantation listed on the National Register?

Hope Plantation was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 16, 1970.

What type of historic resource is Hope Plantation?

Hope Plantation is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Hope Plantation?

The period of significance for Hope Plantation is recorded as the industrial era.

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