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Mill Prong

Historic house in North Carolina, United States

United States historic place


Mill Prong
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Mill Prong, March 2007
34°54′20″N 79°17′17″W / 34.90556°N 79.28806°W / 34.90556; -79.28806
Area	118 acres (48 ha)
Built	1795 (1795)
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	79001724^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 13, 1979

Mill Prong House is a historic plantation house located near Red Springs, Hoke County, North Carolina. It was built in 1795 by Scottish immigrant John Gilchrist.^[2]

Transfer of ownership and modifications

The home was sold to Archibald McEachern, a fellow Scottish American, in 1834 and was expanded on the back side.^[2] The main section is a two-story, three-bay, Federal frame dwelling. It is sheathed in weatherboard and has a gable roof. It features a center bay, two-tier front porch. It was enlarged in the 1830s and in the fourth quarter of the 19th century. Also on the property is the contributing McEachern family cemetery.^[3]

Historic recognition and museum status

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.^[1] The home now operates as a private museum supported by a non-profit preservation group with monthly open houses.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Welcome to Mill Prong House". www.millpronghousepreservation.org. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
^ Davyd Foard Hood and Joe Mobley (September 1979). "Mill Prong" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
^ "https://www.millpronghousepreservation.org/events-and-membership-/". www.millpronghousepreservation.org. Retrieved 2023-02-22. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)