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Green River Plantation
Located 7 miles from the town of Rutherfordton, the Green River Plantation has been carefully restored by the Cantrell family. It is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is open for tours.
http://www.green-river.net/
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- Buckner Hill Plantation: This plantation home is a good example of Greek Revival architecture. It features elaborate plaster moldings, high ceilings, and wide halls and the rooms are furnished with period furniture. Open by appointment only.
- Poplar Grove Plantation: Students will enjoy touring the big house and tenant farmer's cabin, the craft shops, and the blacksmith's shop at Poplar Grove Plantation.
- The Mill Prong House: This historic home was restored in 1993 and was built by John Gilchrist, an important political and social leader in this area in 1802.
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- Learn more about North Carolina, Rutherford County, antebellum, architecture, historic house museums, historic houses, history, history museums, and plantations.
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Built circa 1804, the Green River Plantation is open to the public and tours are available. Eugene and Ellen Cantrell purchased the plantation in 1987. Great pains have been taken in trying to recreate original paint colors and floor finishes. Window treatments and accessories have been carefully chosen in the interior design of the mansion, as the Cantrells have worked to recapture the era in which the home was built.
Tours of the plantation are by reservation only. They are usually an hour in length. To arrange a tour call (828) 286-1461 or send an email to greenriver@blueridge.net.