White Oak Plantation

White Oak Plantation
Location E of Charlotte on SR 2826, near Charlotte, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°14′54″N 80°41′26″W / 35.24833°N 80.69056°W / 35.24833; -80.69056Coordinates: 35°14′54″N 80°41′26″W / 35.24833°N 80.69056°W / 35.24833; -80.69056
Area 14.1 acres (5.7 ha)
Built 1792 (1792)
Architectural style Catawba River Valley School
NRHP Reference # 78001966[1]
Added to NRHP February 7, 1978

White Oak Plantation, also known as the William Johnson House, is a historic plantation house located near Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It was built about 1792, and is a two-story, Catawba River Valley School style brick dwelling. The original Quaker plan interior has been converted to a center hall plan. It has a gable roof overhang and a full-width, two-story gabled porch. It was built by William Johnston, a captain in the North Carolina militia at the Battle of King's Mountain in 1780.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. C. Greer Suttlemyre and Jim Sumner (n.d.). "White Oak Plantation" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.


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