Fort Defiance, North Carolina
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Fort Defiance, North Carolina is a historic plantation home and estate in Caldwell County that served as the residence of Revolutionary War officer and statesman William Lenoir.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Defiance, North Carolina canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic house
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historic site ⓘ plantation house ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Federal architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | American Revolutionary War era frontier settlement ⓘ |
| associatedWithField |
Revolutionary War history
ⓘ
early American politics ⓘ |
| builtFor | William Lenoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | 1788–1792 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| dateAddedToNRHP | June 24, 1970 ⓘ |
| formerName | Fort Defiance Plantation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArea | approximately 5 acres ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Historic house museums in North Carolina
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina ⓘ Museums in Caldwell County, North Carolina ⓘ Plantation houses in North Carolina ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
18th-century artifacts
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19th-century artifacts ⓘ Lenoir family furnishings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConstructionMaterial | frame ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
gable roof
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one-story shed porch ⓘ rear ell ⓘ |
| hasFunction | historic house museum ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfStories | 2 ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Yadkin River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places
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surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caldwell County, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
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Happy Valley, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ North Carolina ⓘ Yadkin River Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Fort Defiance (Revolutionary War fortification) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nrhpReferenceNumber | 70000447 ⓘ |
| nrhpType | building ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Fort Defiance, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfSignificance |
19th century
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late 18th century ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier frontier fort named Fort Defiance ⓘ |
| significantPerson | William Lenoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAsResidenceBy |
Lenoir family
NERFINISHED
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William Lenoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1792 ⓘ |
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