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Foscue and Simmons Plantations

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Built
  
c. 1821 (1821)-1825

NRHP Reference #
  
98000197

Added to NRHP
  
7 October 1998

Built by
  
Forbes, George

Area
  
5.581 kmĀ²

Foscue and Simmons Plantations

Location
  
US 17, from Trent R. and Banks Rd., Pollocksville, North Carolina

Architectural style
  
Bungalow/craftsman, Italianate, Federal

Similar
  
Burnside Plantation House, Bennett Bunn Plantation, Hayes Plantation, Green River Plantation

Foscue and Simmons Plantations, also known as Foscue Plantation, is a historic plantation house and adjoining farm complexes and national historic district located near Pollocksville, Jones County, North Carolina. The district encompasses seven contributing buildings, four contributing sites, one contributing structure, and one contributing object. The Federal style Foscue Plantation House was built about 1821-1825 and is separately listed. Among the other contributing resources are the farm landscape, Foscue Cemetery (1849-1918), Brick Vault Site (1814-1853), four tobacco barns, Marl Pits/Ponds (c. 1940), Italianate style Simmons Cottage (c. 1870-1878), Simmons Tenant House #1 (c. 1920-1940), Marl Dredger (c. 1940), and bungalow style Christopher Stephens Simmons House (c. 1918-1920).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

References

Foscue and Simmons Plantations Wikipedia