National Register of Historic Places

Mount Vernon

Woodleaf, Rowan County, North Carolina
Listed
May 26, 1980
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
80002899

About this property

Mount Vernon is a historic plantation house, farm complex, and national historic district located near Woodleaf, in Scotch Irish Township, Rowan County, North Carolina. The house was built about 1822, and is a two-story, three-bay, Federal style frame dwelling. It is sheathed in weatherboard and has a full-width, one-story shed roofed porch. The house was designated a post office in 1822. Also on the property are the contributing log smokehouse, large barn (c. 1898), "lighthouse" or Delco house (c. 1917), corn crib (c. 1917), gear house (c. 1917), woodhouse (c. 1917), spring house, mill site, shop, and plantation office. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Location

Woodleaf, Rowan County, North Carolina
35.78872, -80.64489

Categories

HISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINALARCHITECTURECOMMUNICATIONS
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Sources

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

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Nearby Battles

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When was Mount Vernon listed on the National Register?

Mount Vernon was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 26, 1980.

What type of historic resource is Mount Vernon?

Mount Vernon is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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