Avirett-Stephens Plantation

Avirett–Stephens Plantation
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location	US 258/24 .25 miles N of NC 1227, near Richlands, North Carolina
Coordinates	34°51′04″N 77°32′07″W / 34.85111°N 77.53528°W / 34.85111; -77.53528Coordinates: 34°51′04″N 77°32′07″W / 34.85111°N 77.53528°W / 34.85111; -77.53528
Area	83 acres (34 ha)
Built	1851 (1851)
Architectural style	Greek Revival
MPS	Onslow County MPS
NRHP reference #	91000465
Added to NRHP	April 18, 1991

Avirett–Stephens Plantation is a historic plantation complex and national historic district located near Richlands, Onslow County, North Carolina. The plantation house was built in 1851, and is a two-story, five bay, double-pile Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It is sheathed in pine board-and-batten and sits on a brick pier foundation. It features a wide two-tiered porch with a shallow hipped roof. Other contributing resources are antebellum cistern, family cemetery, and surrounding farmland.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.