The Hermitage (Merry Hill, North Carolina)
The Hermitage | |
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| Location | North of Merry Hill, near Merry Hill, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°5′12″N 76°44′0″W / 36.08667°N 76.73333°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | late 1700s |
| Architectural style | Early Republic, Greek Revival, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 82003427[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 8, 1982 |
The Hermitage is a historic plantation house located near Merry Hill, Bertie County, North Carolina. It consists of a 1+1⁄2-story, side hall plan Georgian style rear wing with a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay, Federal style addition. Also on the property are the contributing gable roof smokehouse and a two-room structure dating from the Greek Revival period.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[2]
The owners of the plantation were Alexander W. Mebane (1800-1847) and Augustus Holley (1820-1882).[3][1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Marshall Bullock (August 1980). "The Hermitage" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
- ^ "Plantations of North Carolina". NCGENWEB. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
Categories:
- Plantation houses in North Carolina
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Greek Revival houses in North Carolina
- Georgian architecture in North Carolina
- Federal architecture in North Carolina
- Houses in Bertie County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Bertie County, North Carolina
- Central North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs