Faison, William Wright, House

NC 1304, 0.2 mi. SE of jct. with NC 1354, Bowdens, North Carolina. County/parish: Duplin.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 23, 2004. NRIS 04001390.

Part of Duplin County MPS (NRIS 64500357).

2 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • Friendship

From Wikipedia:

William Wright Faison House

William Wright Faison House, also known as Friendship Plantation, is a historic plantation house located near Bowdens, Duplin County, North Carolina. It was built about 1852, and is a two-story, three bay by two bay, Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It features a tall portico supported by four paneled posts added about 1848. Also on the property is a contributing one-story school building (c. 1830). The house was the seat of a 3,500 acre plantation amassed by William Wright Faison before the American Civil War.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47717683