Alfred Dockery House is a historic

plantation house A plantation house is the main house of a plantation, often a substantial farmhouse, which often serves as a symbol for the plantation as a whole. Plantation houses in the Southern United States and in other areas are known as quite grand and e ...

located near Rockingham,

Richmond County, North Carolina Richmond County is a county located on the central southern border of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 42,946. Its county seat is Rockingham. History Early history The earliest inhabitants of the ...

. It was built about 1840, and is a two-story, five bay, brick dwelling with a low hipped roof in the

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style. It rests on a brick foundation and has two ells. The house was restored in 1951. Also on the property are the contributing remains of an outbuilding and the remains of a water-powered mill. It was the home of Congressman and

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of the Tennessee State Militia

Alfred Dockery Alfred Dockery (December 11, 1797 – December 3, 1873) was an American Congressional Representative from North Carolina. Early life and career Alfred Dockery was born near Rockingham, North Carolina.Eicher, p. 211. He attended the public schoo ...

(1797-1875). It was listed on the

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in 1986.

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Plantation houses in North Carolina Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Greek Revival houses in North Carolina Houses completed in 1840 Houses in Randolph County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Richmond County, North Carolina {{RichmondCountyNC-NRHP-stub