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Potts Plantation

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Potts Plantation is a historic plantation seat near Cornelius, in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, its main house built in 1811 and combining Federal, Late Victorian and Colonial Revival elements as a two-story, three-bay weatherboarded log house on a brick foundation, with flanking one-story wings added in 1947. The property has belonged to the Potts family since 1753. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 5, 1998, as part of a historic district of 510.7 acres with eleven contributing buildings, twelve contributing sites and four contributing structures. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Building Type
Plantation 1
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
North Carolina, United States 2
Completed Year
1811 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)
Plantation 1
Connections

Has Building Type

Plantation House, Concepts

In Style

Colonial Revival Architecture, Styles and Movements
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Federal Architecture, Styles and Movements
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Victorian Architecture, Styles and Movements
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Uses Element

Timber, Architectural Materials
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United States

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1. Potts Plantation (Wikipedia)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potts_Plantation, lead definition
    Potts Plantation is a historic plantation complex and national historic district located near Cornelius, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
  • Lead section
    The Potts Plantation has been the property of the Potts family since 1753.
  • Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Plantation)
    Potts Plantation is a historic plantation complex and national historic district located near Cornelius, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 11 contributing buildings, 12 contributing sites, and 4 contributing structures in rural Mecklenburg County. The plantation seat was built in 1811, and consists of a two-story, three-bay, weatherboarded log house on a low brick founda
  • Wikipedia infobox completion_date/completed/built field (1811)
    Potts Plantation is a historic plantation complex and national historic district located near Cornelius, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 11 contributing buildings, 12 contributing sites, and 4 contributing structures in rural Mecklenburg County. The plantation seat was built in 1811, and consists of a two-story, three-bay, weatherboarded log house on a low brick founda
  • In Style: Federal Architecture, Infobox: architecture
    Federal, Late Victorian, Colonial Revival
  • In Style: Victorian Architecture, Infobox: architecture
    Federal, Late Victorian, Colonial Revival
  • In Style: Colonial Revival Architecture, Infobox: architecture
    Federal, Late Victorian, Colonial Revival
  • Uses Element: Timber, Wikipedia lead
    The plantation seat was built in 1811, and consists of a two-story, three-bay, weatherboarded log house on a low brick foundation with flanking one-story wings added in 1947.
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2. Potts Plantation (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: North Carolina, United States
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: North Carolina, United States
Wikidata item Q19987656, property P131/P17 (location): North Carolina, United States
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