Massenburg Plantation

LocationAddress Restricted; also 821 NC 561, near Louisburg, North Carolina

Coordinates36°7′6″N 78°16′8″W / 36.11833°N 78.26889°W / 36.11833; -78.26889

Area24 acres (9.7 ha)

Builtc. 1820 (1820), 1838, c. 1910

Massenburg Plantation
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Address Restricted; also 821 NC 561, near Louisburg, North Carolina
Coordinates	36°7′6″N 78°16′8″W / 36.11833°N 78.26889°W / 36.11833; -78.26889
Area	24 acres (9.7 ha)
Built	c. 1820 (1820), 1838, c. 1910
Built by	Jones, William
Architectural style	L-shaped, Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No.	75001270, 00000225 (Boundary Increase)[1]
Added to NRHP	July 30, 1975, March 15, 2000 (Boundary Increase)

Massenburg Plantation, also known as Woodleaf Plantation, is a historic plantation house located near Louisburg, Franklin County, North Carolina. The property encompasses 10 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing structure. The main house reached its present form in 1838, and is a simple two-story L-shaped dwelling, with a rear two-story wing. It is four bays wide and features a stone block chimney. The property is currently owned by Bill Lord and Sue Guerrant. The property also includes the contributing plantation office, smokehouse, cotton gin, storage building, hen house, 1+1⁄2-story Perry House bungalow (c. 1910), and Overseer's House ruins (c. 1832).^[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, with a boundary increase in 2000. The property is currently owned by a descendant of the slaves.^{[citation needed]}