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Portridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Portridge located near Louisburg, North Carolina
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Location	SR 1224, 0.3 miles N of jct. with NC 56, near Louisburg, North Carolina
Coordinates	36°5′29″N 78°21′2″W / 36.09139°N 78.35056°W / 36.09139; -78.35056
Area	3.1 acres (1.3 ha)
Built	1780 (1780)
Architectural style	Georgian
NRHP reference No.	90000351
Added to NRHP	March 1, 1990

Portridge is a historic plantation house located near Louisburg, Franklin County, North Carolina at 225 May Road. While a number of sources say the home was built around 1780, it was actually constructed in circa 1764 according to its current owners. Portridge is a 1+1⁄2-story, three-bay, single pile Georgian style frame dwelling. It has a gable roof, three brick chimneys, and a one-room rear ell. Portridge was moved to its present location in 1984, and subsequently restored.

Portridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. The Garden at Portridge currently hosts special horticulture events, has a botanical garden surrounding the home and sells plants on site. It is open to visitors daily.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. ^ The Garden at Portridge (Square.site), Retrieved Jul. 24, 2023.
3. The Garden at Portridge (Business.site), Retrieved Jul. 29, 2023.
4. Susan L. Ward (December 1989). "Portridge" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.

External links

• The Garden at Portridge

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