"Thee is Welcome Here"
Built in the center of Old Jamestown, near the intersection of what were then known as Federal and Union Streets, Richard Mendenhall’s house served as a gathering place for residents and a stopover for travelers. 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.
binary trade investment 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. For more information about the various individual buildings and the false-bottomed wagon, click the links on the left column.
Mendenhall Plantation - 603 W. Main Street -
Jamestown, NC 27282 - (336) 454-3819
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~ Mendenhall Plantation ~
A Quaker Homeplace in Jamestown, North Carolina option trading