{"nrhp_refnum":"75001241","name":"Walnut Grove","other_names":["Robeson Plantation"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"E of Tar Heel on NC 87","address_restricted":false,"city":"Tar Heel","county":"Bladen County","state":"NC","lat":34.730940891000046,"lon":-78.77223646799996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-05-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Walnut Grove (Robeson Plantation) is a plantation complex between the Cape Fear River and N.C. 87 near Tar Heel, Bladen County, North Carolina. It has a two-story Greek Revival frame house built about 1855 and a group of contemporary outbuildings.","why_significant":"It is described as unique among Bladen County's antebellum plantation houses for keeping its original setting as a complete plantation complex. Surviving Civil War letters document plantation life. The rare use of both exterior and interior stairs is of interest in the development of southeastern North Carolina dwellings. The land was granted to the Robeson family in 1735 and was owned by Revolutionary leader Thomas Robeson.","narrative":"Walnut Grove is a plantation near Tar Heel in Bladen County, North Carolina, set between the Cape Fear River and N.C. 87. Its centerpiece is a two-story, five-bay Greek Revival frame house of about 1855, with double front and rear porches, Doric detailing and an exterior stair typical of early houses in the area. Around it survive a kitchen, dairy, smokehouse, log barn, well, brick cold frame and an iron scalding vat. The land was granted to Thomas Robeson in 1735, and his son Colonel Thomas Robeson led Bladen County militia in the Revolution; Robeson County was named for him. James Robeson, Jr. is believed to have built the present house in the 1850s. Wartime letters from the family describe farm work, livestock and daily life during the Civil War. The complex is notable because it keeps its full set of antebellum plantation buildings.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as occupied and in use as a private residence; condition rated good, with the house altered only slightly.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:56.934685-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/71/7190/47719071/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/75001241.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47719071","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walnut_Grove_(Tar_Heel,_North_Carolina)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18163174"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/bladen-county/walnut-grove-75001241/"}