Grimesland Plantation
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Grimesland Plantation
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Grimesland Plantation, November 2014
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| Location | East of Grimesland on SR 1569, near Grimesland, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°33′22″N 77°10′02″W / 35.55611°N 77.16722°WCoordinates: 35°33′22″N 77°10′02″W / 35.55611°N 77.16722°W |
| Area | 15 acres (6.1 ha) |
| Built | c. 1790 |
| Built by | Grimes, William |
| NRHP reference # | 71000616 |
| Added to NRHP | March 31, 1971 |
Grimesland Plantation is a historic plantation house located near Grimesland, Pitt County, North Carolina. It was built about 1790, and is a two-story, frame dwelling sheathed in weatherboard and with flanking exterior gable end brick chimneys. It has Greek Revival period flanking one-story, hip roofed wings, a two-story rear addition, and one-story front verandah. Also on the property are a row of frame slave quarters and a stone smokehouse. It was the home of Confederate army general officer Bryan Grimes (1828-1880).
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
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