Locust Grove, also known as the Foster House, is a historic

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located at Ingleside,

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. It was built about 1790, and is a two-story, five-bay,

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style frame dwelling with a high gable roof. It has a rear ell to form a T-shaped plan. From 1797 to 1809, it was owned by noted American politician John Haywood (1754-1827), who was the longest-serving North Carolina State Treasurer. It was listed on the

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in 1975.

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