Hardscrabble
Hardscrabble (Bahama, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
Hardscrabble (Bahama, North Carolina)
Hardscrabble (Bahama, North Carolina) is located in the United States
Hardscrabble (Bahama, North Carolina)
LocationNorth side of SR 1002, 1.2 miles (1.9 km) west of junction with SR 1003, near Bahama, North Carolina
Coordinates36°8′1″N 78°57′36″W / 36.13361°N 78.96000°W / 36.13361; -78.96000
Area8 acres (3.2 ha)
Built1779 (1779)
Architectural styleGeorgian, Federal
NRHP reference No.72000960[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 20, 1972

Hardscrabble, also known as Pleasant Grove, is a historic plantation home located near Bahama, Durham County, North Carolina. It consists of two houses, one Georgian and one Federal, covered by a common cross-gable roof in the late-19th century. The Georgian was built about 1779 and the Federal section in the 1790s.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ John B. Wells, III (September 1971). "Hardscrabble" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.


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