Robert Harvey Morrison Farm and Pioneer Mills Gold Mine
Robert Harvey Morrison Farm and Pioneer Mills Gold Mine | |
 Robert Harvey Morrison House | |
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| Location | 730 Morrison Rd., near Midland, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°15′43″N 80°35′13″W / 35.26194°N 80.58694°W |
| Area | 27.7 acres (11.2 ha) |
| Built | c. 1832, c. 1846, c. 1900 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 90001952[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 31, 1990 |
Robert Harvey Morrison Farm and Pioneer Mills Gold Mine, also known as Cedarvale, is a historic home and farm and national historic district located near Midland, Cabarrus County, North Carolina. The district encompasses five contributing buildings and three contributing sites. The house was built about 1846, and is a two-story, three bay Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It features a full width one-story, hip roof porch. Also on the property are the contributing smokehouse (c. 1846), log barn (c. 1846), shed (c. 1900), shop (c. 1900), and the remains of the Pioneer Mills Gold Mine including the mine shaft site (c. 1832), ore mill site (c. 1832), and miner's cabin site (c. 1855).[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ William H. Huffman (July 1990). "Robert Harvey Morrison Farm and Pioneer Mills Gold Mine" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
- Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Greek Revival houses in North Carolina
- Houses completed in 1846
- Houses in Cabarrus County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Cabarrus County, North Carolina
- Central North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs