Beaver Dam Plantation House, Federal plantation house near Davidson, North Carolina, US.

The Beaver Dam Plantation House is a two-story brick residence near Davidson built in the Federal style, featuring four bays and end chimneys. The structure sits on approximately 8.7 acres and demonstrates the residential design typical of its period.

William Lee Davidson Jr., son of Revolutionary War officer William Lee Davidson, had this Federal-style house built in 1829; he and the people he enslaved worked the plantation. In April 1835 the Concord Presbytery committee met here and chose the site of Davidson College. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

The house was the home of William Lee Davidson Jr. and of the enslaved people who worked the plantation. In April 1835 the Concord Presbytery committee met here to fix the site of Davidson College. The brick dwelling, its full-width shed-roof porch and end chimneys show the Federal design of 1829.

The house stands off a rural road near Davidson, and the grounds are best reached by car. The 1829 dwelling is a private structure, so visitors view the brick exterior, full-width shed-roof porch and end chimneys from outside rather than entering. The site is on the National Register of Historic Places, listed in 1979.

In 1835, church leaders gathered at this property to make a pivotal decision about establishing a new college that eventually became Davidson College. This meeting changed the trajectory of the region and made the house an unexpected landmark in educational history.