SR 1224, 0.3 mi. N of jct. with NC 56, Louisburg, North Carolina. County/parish: Franklin.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places March 01, 1990. NRIS 90000351.
1 contributing building.
Portridge is a historic plantation house located near Louisburg, Franklin County, North Carolina at 225 May Road. While a number of sources say the home was built around 1780, it was actually constructed in circa 1764 according to its current owners. Portridge is a 1+1⁄2-story, three-bay, single pile Georgian style frame dwelling. It has a gable roof, three brick chimneys, and a one-room rear ell. Portridge was moved to its present location in 1984, and subsequently restored.
Portridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. The Garden at Portridge currently hosts special horticulture events, has a botanical garden surrounding the home and sells plants on site. It is open to visitors daily.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47720314