Avirett-Stephens Plantation
Avirett–Stephens Plantation is a historic slave plantation complex and national historic district located near Richlands, Onslow County, North Carolina. The plantation house was built in 1851, and is a two-story, five-bay, double-pile Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It is sheathed in pine board-and-batten and sits on a brick pier foundation. It features a wide two-tiered porch with a shallow hipped roof. Other contributing resources are antebellum cistern, family cemetery, and surrounding farmland.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Mary Ellen Polson and Claudia R. Brown (April 1989). "Avirett–Stephens Plantation" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2015.