Fort Defiance (Lenoir, North Carolina)
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Fort Defiance, April 2008
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| Location | N of Lenoir on NC 268, Lenoir, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1788-1792, 1823 |
| Built by | Fields, Thomas |
| NRHP Reference # | 70000444[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 15, 1970 |
Fort Defiance is a historic plantation house located near Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina. The main block was built between 1788 and 1792, and is a two-story, frame structure measuring 28 feet by 40 feet. A wing was added in 1823. It was the home of Revolutionary War General William Lenoir. The property was transferred to the Caldwell County Historical Society in 1965 and operated as a historic house museum.[2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[1]
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External links
- Fort Defiance website
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NC-106, "Fort Defiance, State Route 268, Yadkin Valley, Lenoir, Caldwell County, NC", 2 photos
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Categories:
- Plantation houses in North Carolina
- Historic house museums in North Carolina
- Historic American Buildings Survey in North Carolina
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Houses completed in 1792
- Houses in Caldwell County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Caldwell County, North Carolina
- Museums in Caldwell County, North Carolina
- Western North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs
