Avirett–Stephens Plantation

Avirett–Stephens Plantation
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location	US 258/24 .25 miles N of NC 1227, near Richlands, North Carolina
Coordinates	34°51′04″N 77°32′07″W
Area	83 acres (34 ha)
Built	1851 (1851)
Architectural style	Greek Revival
MPS	Onslow County MPS
NRHP reference No.	91000465[1]
Added to NRHP	April 18, 1991

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.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. 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.