Hermitage, The

N of Merry Hill, Merry Hill, North Carolina. County/parish: Bertie.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 08, 1982. NRIS 82003427.

3 contributing buildings.

From Wikipedia:

The Hermitage (Merry Hill, North Carolina)

The Hermitage is a historic plantation house located near Merry Hill, Bertie County, North Carolina. It consists of a 1+12-story, side hall plan Georgian style rear wing with a 2+12-story, five-bay, Federal style addition. Also on the property are the contributing gable roof smokehouse and a two-room structure dating from the Greek Revival period.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

The owners of the plantation were Alexander W. Mebane (1800-1847) and Augustus Holley (1820-1882).

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47719043