Address Restricted, Louisburg, North Carolina. County/parish: Franklin.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 30, 1975. NRIS 75001270.
9 contributing buildings. 1 contributing structure.Also known as:
Massenburg Plantation, also known as Woodleaf Plantation, is a historic plantation house located near Louisburg, Franklin County, North Carolina. The property encompasses 10 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing structure. The main house reached its present form in 1838, and is a simple two-story L-shaped dwelling, with a rear two-story wing. It is four bays wide and features a stone block chimney. The property is currently owned by Travis Massenburg. The property also includes the contributing plantation office, smokehouse, cotton gin, storage building, hen house, 1+1⁄2-story Perry House bungalow (c. 1910), and Overseer's House ruins (c. 1832).
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, with a boundary increase in 2000. The property is currently owned by a descendant of the slaves.
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