NC 1998 N side, 0.2 mi. W of jct. with NC 1987, Reidsville, North Carolina. County/parish: Rockingham.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 08, 1993. NRIS 93000235.
8 contributing buildings. 6 contributing sites. 8 contributing structures. 1 contributing object.
Chinqua Penn Plantation is an English manor home in Reidsville, North Carolina in Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States, (about 25 miles north of Greensboro). It is a private residence and was closed to the public in 2012. The home was built by Thomas Jefferson Penn ("Jeff", 1875–1946) and Margaret Beatrice Shoellkopf Penn ("Betsy", 1881–1965) in the 1920s. The name "Chinqua Penn" was derived from the chinquapin, a species of American chestnut that was once plentiful in the area.
Chinqua Penn Plantation ranks high among North Carolina's finest well-preserved early 20th century homes, including Reynolda House, and Duke Mansion.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47722007