This home exemplifies the community of Quaker tradespeople and farmers who actively opposed slavery, promoted education for all, and labored to create a life of peace and simplicity during troubled times.
The complex, with its 1811 house and fine old bank barn, cluster of outbuildings, and a tanning table where Richard Mendenhall carried on his tanner's trade, is on the National Register of Historic Places. The barn houses a restored false-bottomed wagon used to transport slaves during the underground railroad movement.
Mendenhall Plantation
603 W. Main Street
Jamestown, NC 27282
Latitude: 35° 59' 32.9994" N
Longitude: -79° 56' 53.88" W
Business:
www.mendenhallplantation.org
- Admission Charge $: Adults: $2; Seniors, Students, and Children: $1
- Donations Accepted
- Free Parking
- Hours of Operation: Jan-Feb: Fri: 11am-3pm; Sat 1-4pm; Sun: 2-4pm. March-3rd week in Dec: Tues-Fri: 11am-3pm; Sat: 1-4pm; Sun: 2-4pm
- Motorcoach Parking
- Tour - Guided
- Tour Group Greeter
11th Annual Village Fair
Jul. 20, 2013
sponsored