White Oak Plantation

For the former plantation in Florida, see White Oak Conservation.
White Oak Plantation
White Oak Plantation is located in North Carolina
White Oak Plantation
White Oak Plantation is located in the United States
White Oak Plantation
LocationE of Charlotte on SR 2826, near Charlotte, North Carolina
Coordinates35°14′54″N 80°41′26″W / 35.24833°N 80.69056°W / 35.24833; -80.69056
Area14.1 acres (5.7 ha)
Built1792 (1792)
Architectural styleCatawba River Valley School
NRHP reference No.78001966[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 7, 1978

White Oak Plantation, also known as the William Johnston 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]

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

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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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