Puppy Creek Plantation

Puppy Creek Plantation, also known as the McGregor-Lamont House, is a historic plantation house located near Rockfish, Hoke County, North Carolina. It was built about 1821, and is a two-story, three-bay, Federal style frame dwelling. It is sheathed in weatherboard, has a gable roof, and sits on a high brick pier foundation. It features exterior end brick chimneys and full-width front porch.[2]

Puppy Creek Plantation
Puppy Creek Plantation, March 2007
Puppy Creek Plantation is located in North Carolina
Puppy Creek Plantation
Puppy Creek Plantation is located in the United States
Puppy Creek Plantation
LocationNW of Rockfish on SR 1409, near Rockfish, North Carolina
Coordinates35°1′15″N 79°7′45″W / 35.02083°N 79.12917°W / 35.02083; -79.12917
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Builtc. 1821 (1821)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.76001329[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 1976

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

The McGregor-Lamont House is likely the site of a wedding referred to by North Carolina writer Charles W. Chesnutt in his conjure tale "The Marked Tree," first published in the journal The Crisis.

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Ruth Little-Stokes and John B. Flowers (n.d.). "Puppy Creek Plantation" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.