Portridge

Portridge
Location SR 1224, 0.3 miles N of jct. with NC 56, near Louisburg, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°5′25″N 78°21′4″W / 36.09028°N 78.35111°W / 36.09028; -78.35111Coordinates: 36°5′25″N 78°21′4″W / 36.09028°N 78.35111°W / 36.09028; -78.35111
Area 3.1 acres (1.3 ha)
Built 1780 (1780)
Architectural style Georgian
NRHP Reference # 90000351[1]
Added to NRHP March 1, 1990

Portridge is a historic plantation house located near Louisburg, Franklin County, North Carolina. It was built about 1780, and is a 1 1/2-story, three bay, single pile Georgian style frame dwelling. It has a gable roof, three brick chimneys, and a one-room rear ell. It was moved to its present location in 1984, and subsequently restored.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Susan L. Ward (December 1989). "Portridge" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.


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