Greenfield Plantation

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'''Greenfield Plantation''' is a historic [[Plantation house in the Southern United States|plantation house]] located near Somer, near [[Edenton, North Carolina|Edenton]], [[Chowan County, North Carolina]]. It was built about 1752, and is a two-story, five-bay-by-two-bay, T-shaped [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]]-style frame dwelling. It features a full-width, double porch. The interior was remodeled in the [[Greek Revival architecture|Greek Revival]]-style about 1840.{{Cite web |author1=Elizabeth Moore |author2=Catherine W. Cockshutt |author3=Mary Alice Hinson | title =Greenfield Plantation| work = National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory | date =November 1975| url = https://files.nc.gov/ncdcr/nr/CO0009.pdf | publisher = North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office | accessdate = 2014-08-01}} It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1976 as a privately owned residence.
'''Greenfield Plantation''' is a historic [[Plantation house in the Southern United States|plantation house]] located near Somer, near [[Edenton, North Carolina|Edenton]], [[Chowan County, North Carolina]]. It was built about 1752, and is a two-story, five-bay-by-two-bay, T-shaped [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]]-style frame dwelling. It features a full-width, double porch. The interior was remodeled in the [[Greek Revival architecture|Greek Revival]]-style about 1840.{{Cite web |author1=Elizabeth Moore |author2=Catherine W. Cockshutt |author3=Mary Alice Hinson | title =Greenfield Plantation| work = National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory | date =November 1975| url = https://files.nc.gov/ncdcr/nr/CO0009.pdf | publisher = North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office | accessdate = 2014-08-01}} It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1976 as a privately owned residence.


The plantation is one of twenty six places located in Chowan County that are on the National Register of Historic Places.{{Cite web |title=National Register of Historic Places - North Carolina (NC), Chowan County |url=https://nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/nc/chowan/state.html |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com}} It is located on the north shore of the [[Albemarle Sound]], 14 miles east of Edenton.{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |last3= |date=January 2023 |title=Wood, Edward {{!}} NCpedia |url=https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/wood-edward |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=www.ncpedia.org |language=en}} The owner of the plantation on the nomination form for the National Register of Historic Places is listed as being Thomas Benbury Wood and the building was nominated due to its architectural significance.{{Cite web |title=North Carolina SP Greenfield Plantation |url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47719599 |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=National Park Service}}
The plantation is one of twenty six places located in Chowan County that are on the National Register of Historic Places.{{Cite web |title=National Register of Historic Places - North Carolina (NC), Chowan County |url=https://nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/nc/chowan/state.html |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com}} It is located on the north shore of the [[Albemarle Sound]], 14 miles east of Edenton.{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |last3= |date=January 2023 |title=Wood, Edward {{!}} NCpedia |url=https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/wood-edward |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=www.ncpedia.org |language=en}} The owner of the plantation on the nomination form for the National Register of Historic Places is listed as being Thomas Benbury Wood and the building was nominated due to its architectural significance.{{Cite web |title=North Carolina SP Greenfield Plantation |url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47719599 |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=National Park Service}}


In the mid nineteenth century Greenfield Plantation was owned by businessman Edward Woods, who purchased the property from Richard Benbury Creecy. Some of the 1,934 acres was used for agriculture (wheat, oats and corn) and farming (cattle, sheep and pigs) and a fishery was established. Edward's other business interests included a sawmill, another fishery and a steam mill. In 1860 he is listed as being the owner of 46 enslaved people.
In the mid nineteenth century Greenfield Plantation was owned by businessman Edward Wood, who purchased the property from Richard Benbury Creecy. Some of the 1,934 acres was used for agriculture (wheat, oats and corn) and farming (cattle, sheep and pigs) and a fishery was established. Edward's other business interests included a sawmill, another fishery and a steam mill. In 1860 he is listed as being the owner of 46 enslaved people.


Greenfield Plantation is associated with [[Hayes Plantation]], as both were owned by Edward Wood, after he inherited Hayes Plantation from James Cathcart Johnston, a descendant of [[Samuel Johnston]]. A collection known as the Hayes Collection is held by the University of North Carolina with artefacts from the Johnston and Woods families.{{Cite web |title=Hayes Collection, 1694-1928 |url=https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/catalog/00324 |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=finding-aids.lib.unc.edu}}{{Cite web |title=Hayes Collection {{!}} FromThePage |url=https://fromthepage.com/unclibraries/hayes-collection |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=fromthepage.com}}
Greenfield Plantation is associated with [[Hayes Plantation]], as both were owned by Edward Wood, after he inherited Hayes Plantation from James Cathcart Johnston, a descendant of [[Samuel Johnston]]. A collection known as the Hayes Collection is held by the University of North Carolina with artefacts from the Johnston and Wood families.{{Cite web |title=Hayes Collection, 1694-1928 |url=https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/catalog/00324 |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=finding-aids.lib.unc.edu}}{{Cite web |title=Hayes Collection {{!}} FromThePage |url=https://fromthepage.com/unclibraries/hayes-collection |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=fromthepage.com}}


The prior owner to Edward Woods, Richard Benbury Creecy was born at Greenfield Plantation and purchased his siblings stake in the property in 1837. He later became a newspaper editor.{{Cite web |title=Creecy, Richard Benbury {{!}} NCpedia |url=https://www.ncpedia.org/creecy-richard-benbury |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=www.ncpedia.org |language=en}}
The owner prior to Edward Wood, Richard Benbury Creecy was born at Greenfield Plantation and purchased his siblings stake in the property in 1837. He later became a newspaper editor.{{Cite web |title=Creecy, Richard Benbury {{!}} NCpedia |url=https://www.ncpedia.org/creecy-richard-benbury |access-date=2026-04-21 |website=www.ncpedia.org |language=en}}


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