National Register of Historic Places

Mill Prong

Edinburgh, Hoke County, North Carolina
Listed
December 13, 1979
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
79001724

About this property

Mill Prong House is a historic plantation house located near Red Springs, Hoke County, North Carolina. It was built in 1795 by Scottish immigrant John Gilchrist. The name for the house was derived from a stream, the tributary of Raft Swamp. The home was sold to Archibald McEachern, a fellow Scottish American, in 1834 and was expanded on the back side. The main section is a two-story, three-bay, Federal frame dwelling. It is sheathed in weatherboard and has a gable roof. It features a center bay, two-tier front porch. It was enlarged in the 1830s and in the fourth quarter of the 19th century. Also on the property is the contributing McEachern family cemetery. Funds from the sell of the house helped establish Floral College, which later became Flora MacDonald College. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The home now operates as a private museum supported by a non-profit preservation group with monthly open houses. Rhiannon Giddens, a native of Greensboro, recorded her album What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow (2025), at Mill Prong. Her former bandmate Justin Robinson, is also featured on the album.

Location

Edinburgh, Hoke County, North Carolina

Categories

AGRICULTUREEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Mill Prong listed on the National Register?

Mill Prong was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 13, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Mill Prong?

Mill Prong is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Mill Prong?

The period of significance for Mill Prong is recorded as the industrial era.

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