Archibald Taylor Plantation House is a historic plantation house located near

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, Granville County, North Carolina. It was built about 1840, and is a tall two-story, five bay, transitional

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style frame dwelling. It has a one-story rear ell, exterior end chimneys, and a full-height brick basement. The house is nearly identical to that built by Archibald Taylor's half-brother, the Col. Richard P. Taylor House. It was listed on the

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in 2001.

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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 Federal architecture in North Carolina Houses completed in 1840 Houses in Granville County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Granville County, North Carolina {{GranvilleCountyNC-NRHP-stub