Richard Mendenhall Plantation Buildings

The Richard Mendenhall property is a collection of seven buildings from the early 1800s located in Jamestown. These include a two-story brick residence with covered porches on three sides and a barn constructed in the Pennsylvania German style.

The main residence was built in 1811 and received recognition from the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. This acknowledgment reflected the property's significance in showing how some communities rejected slavery-based agriculture.

The structures reflect a Quaker farming community that rejected slavery and valued learning. You can observe this through the one-room schoolhouse and the way the homestead was organized around principles different from other plantations of that era.

This 9-acre property is maintained by the Historic Jamestown Society and offers guided tours to visitors. Tours focus on how residents carried out traditional crafts and daily farm activities from that period.

One notable feature is Dr. Madison Lindsay's house, which adds an important medical history dimension to the site. The property also preserves original wagons with false bottoms that were used to help people escape slavery.

Location: North Carolina

GPS coordinates: 35.99280,-79.94890

Latest update: December 14, 2025 12:22