Wood Grove

Historic house in North Carolina, United States
United States historic place
Wood Grove
Wood Grove, September 2012
35°40′48″N 80°40′28″W / 35.68000°N 80.67444°W / 35.68000; -80.67444
Area83.8 acres (33.9 ha)
Builtc. 1825 (1825)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.82003504[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 23, 1982

Wood Grove is a historic plantation house located near Bear Poplar, Rowan County, North Carolina.[2] It was built about 1825, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, three-bay, Federal style brick dwelling. It sits on a stone foundation, has a hipped roof front porch, and one-story rear kitchen ell.[3][4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

History

The original owners were Thomas Cowan (1748-1817) and Abel Cowan (1789-1843).[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Wood Grove, Rowan County, North Carolina on Library of Congress". Library of Congress.
  3. ^ Davyd Foard Hood and Jim Sumner (July 1982). "Wood Grove" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
  4. ^ a b "Plantations of North Carolina". NCGENWEB. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  5. ^ Wood Grove Photo, LOC.GOV
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