Mill Prong
Mill Prong | |
Nearest city | Red Springs, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 34°54′20″N 79°17′17″W / 34.90556°N 79.28806°W |
Area | 118 acres (48 ha) |
Built | 1795 |
Architectural style | Federal |
NRHP reference No. | 79001724[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 13, 1979 |
Mill Prong House is a historic plantation house located near Red Springs, Hoke County, North Carolina. It was built in 1795 by Scottish immigrant John Gilchrist.[2]
Transfer of ownership and modifications
[edit]The home was sold to Archibald McEachern, a fellow Scottish American, in 1834 and was expanded on the back side.[2] The main section is a two-story, three-bay, Federal frame dwelling. It is sheathed in weatherboard and has a gable roof. It features a center bay, two-tier front porch. It was enlarged in the 1830s and in the fourth quarter of the 19th century. Also on the property is the contributing McEachern family cemetery.[3]
Historic recognition and museum status
[edit]It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] The home now operates as a private museum supported by a non-profit preservation group with monthly open houses.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "Welcome to Mill Prong House". www.millpronghousepreservation.org. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ Davyd Foard Hood and Joe Mobley (September 1979). "Mill Prong" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
- ^ "https://www.millpronghousepreservation.org/events-and-membership-/". www.millpronghousepreservation.org. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
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External links
[edit]Mill Prong Preservation Website
Mill Prong Preservation Facebook Page
- Plantation houses in North Carolina
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Federal architecture in North Carolina
- Houses in Hoke County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Hoke County, North Carolina
- Eastern North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs
- Houses completed in 1795