Puppy Creek Plantation
Also known as: McGregor-Lamont House
Why it's listed
Puppy Creek Plantation, also known as the McGregor-Lamont House, is a two-story frame Federal style farmhouse built about 1821 on a knoll above Puppy Creek in the Sandhills of southeastern North Carolina. It was built for Malcom McGregor, a Scottish-born planter and mill owner who held nearly 10,000 acres by 1850. The house has a four-bay front, end chimneys, a shed porch and finely finished interior woodwork, including paneled mantels, dentil cornices and chair rails in the principal rooms. An enclosed stair rises from the original rear porch area, a climatic adaptation noted in eastern North Carolina. McGregor moved his family to Texas in the 1850s and sold the land to the Lamont family, who ran a turpentine operation and likely mills and a store nearby. The Lamonts lived there until 1911. The house is regarded as the best-preserved antebellum building in Hoke County.
Significance in brief: It is described as the best-preserved of the few antebellum buildings known in Hoke County, in the Sandhills region. Its front-room woodwork is refined, and its partly surviving original plan has a stair rising from the back porch area. It is also tied to planter Malcom McGregor and to the Lamont family, who contributed to the area's economic and social development.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 76001329, listed December 12, 1976. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | NW of Rockfish on SR 1409, Rockfish |
|---|---|
| County | Hoke County |
| Listed | December 12, 1976 |
| Reference number | 76001329 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1821 (ca.) |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Described as well preserved and in good condition, altered, and on its original site; a 20th-century rear ell was added and the foundation piers were infilled with cinder block. |
| Acreage | 1 |
| Coordinates | 35.02100, -79.12893 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 76001329.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q18749721
- This listing as JSON
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