Chinqua Penn Plantation

Chinqua-Penn Plantation
Chinqua Penn Plantation is located in North Carolina
Chinqua Penn Plantation
Chinqua Penn Plantation is located in the United States
Chinqua Penn Plantation
LocationNC 1998 N side, 0.2 miles W of jct. with NC 1987, near Reidsville, North Carolina
Coordinates36°23′4″N 79°42′0″W / 36.38444°N 79.70000°W / 36.38444; -79.70000
Area22.8 acres (9.2 ha)
Built1923 (1923)
ArchitectIngalls, Harry C.; Et al.
Architectural styleEclectic
NRHP reference No.93000235[1]
Added to NRHPApril 8, 1993

Chinqua Penn Plantation is an English manor home in Reidsville, North Carolina in Rockingham County, North Carolina, United States, (about 25 miles north of Greensboro). It is a private residence and was closed to the public in 2012. The home was built by Thomas Jefferson Penn ("Jeff", 1875–1946) and Margaret Beatrice Shoellkopf Penn ("Betsy", 1881–1965) in the 1920s. The name "Chinqua Penn" was derived from the chinquapin, a species of American chestnut that was once plentiful in the area.

Chinqua Penn Plantation ranks high among North Carolina's finest well-preserved early 20th century homes, including Reynolda House, and Duke Mansion.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.