Morrison, Robert Harvey, Farm and Pioneer Mills Gold Mine

730 Morrison Rd., Midland, North Carolina. County/parish: Cabarrus.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 31, 1990. NRIS 90001952.

5 contributing buildings. 3 contributing sites.

Also known as:

  • Cedarvale

From Wikipedia:

Robert Harvey Morrison Farm and Pioneer Mills Gold Mine

Robert Harvey Morrison Farm and Pioneer Mills Gold Mine, also known as Cedarvale, is a historic home and farm and national historic district located near Midland, Cabarrus County, North Carolina. The district encompasses five contributing buildings and three contributing sites. The house was built about 1846, and is a two-story, three bay Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It features a full width one-story, hip roof porch. Also on the property are the contributing smokehouse (c. 1846), log barn (c. 1846), shed (c. 1900), shop (c. 1900), and the remains of the Pioneer Mills Gold Mine including the mine shaft site (c. 1832), ore mill site (c. 1832), and miner's cabin site (c. 1855).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47719357