Hardscrabble (Bahama, North Carolina)

Hardscrabble
LocationNorth side of SR 1002, 1.2 miles (1.9 km) west of junction with SR 1003, near Bahama, North Carolina
Coordinates36°8′1″N 78°57′36″W / 36.13361°N 78.96000°W / 36.13361; -78.96000
Area8 acres (3.2 ha)
Built1779 (1779)
Architectural styleGeorgian, Federal
NRHP reference No.72000960[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 20, 1972

Hardscrabble, also known as Pleasant Grove, is a historic plantation home located near Bahama, Durham County, North Carolina. It consists of two houses, one Georgian and one Federal, covered by a common cross-gable roof in the late-19th century. The Georgian was built about 1779 and the Federal section in the 1790s.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ John B. Wells, III (September 1971). "Hardscrabble" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved October 1, 2014.