LaGrange (Harris Crossroads, North Carolina)

LaGrange
Nearest city S of Townsville off SR 1308, Harris Crossroads, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°24′14″N 78°24′45″W / 36.40389°N 78.41250°W / 36.40389; -78.41250Coordinates: 36°24′14″N 78°24′45″W / 36.40389°N 78.41250°W / 36.40389; -78.41250
Area 131.7 acres (53.3 ha)
Built c. 1830
Architectural style Greek Revival, Italianate
NRHP Reference # 82003519[1]
Added to NRHP April 27, 1982

LaGrange is a historic plantation house located near Harris Crossroads, Vance County, North Carolina. It was built about 1830, and is a two-story, Greek Revival style frame dwelling with Italianate style decorative elements. It has a later one-story rear ell. It features a one-story full width front porch with a bracketed cornice and square fluted columns. Also on the property are three contributing outbuildings and a family cemetery.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. JoAnn Williford and Jim Sumner (September 1981). "LaGrange" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.


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