Dupree-Moore Farm
Why it's listed
Dupree-Moore Farm is a 185.85-acre agricultural district in northwest Pitt County, about two and a half miles from Falkland and a mile west of the Tar River. Its centerpiece is a frame plantation house begun between 1800 and 1825 as a one-and-a-half-story hall-and-parlor dwelling for Thomas Dupree. Remodelings around 1848 and 1861 turned it into a two-story Greek Revival house with a rear T-addition. Restoration began in 2011. Around it stand a smokehouse, tobacco grading houses, a mule barn, a packhouse, a brick pump house, an equipment shelter built from materials salvaged after Hurricane Hazel, a sweet potato house and a tenant house. These are grouped in three clusters: the plantation seat, a tobacco grouping and a tenant complex. The site of a circa 1805 grist mill lies along Otter Creek. Together the buildings show how a local farm moved from mixed crops and milling toward tobacco, tenant labor and mechanized farming. Family ownership continues, and the farm has received a North Carolina Century Farm certificate.
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| Styles | Georgian, Federal, Greek Revival and Italianate elements (main house overall Greek Revival in character) |
|---|---|
| Areas of significance | Architecture, Agriculture |
| Acreage | 185.9 |
| Boundary source | NPS cultural-resource GIS polygon |
| Full listing page | Dupree-Moore Farm (property record) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.