Dating to a 1663 land grant, the Old NeckHistoric District is one of America’searliest English settlements. On your drive through the district, reflect onthe open fields and historic architecture that recall an earlier time.
In 1672 GeorgeFox, the founder of the Society of Friends or Quakers, traveled to this areaand from his visit Perquimans County became the site of the beginning oforganized religion in North Carolina.
The Old NeckDistrict is primarily open farmland with five major plantation homes and sevensmaller houses and farms. The five remaining antebellum homes in the districtare:
- Riverside, William Jones Plantation, circa 1815
- Francis Nixon Plantation, circa 1815
- Swampside, Fletcher-Skinner-Nixon House, built circa 1815
- Cove Grove, Benjamin S. Skinner Plantation, built circa 1830
- Elmwood, Thomas Nixon Plantation, built 1849
Old Neck’ssignificance stems from the blending of the natural and historic rurallandscape with the exceptional quality and range of the historic buildingswithin the agricultural environment. In Old Neck, the family ties establishedin the early nineteenth century extend to the present day with descendents ofthe original owners continuing to own the land.
Almost 350years after first settlement, the Old Neck Historic District maintains its richagricultural character and deep agrarian roots. Consider staying a spell in oneof the antebellum homes, Fletcher-Skinner-Nixon House, built circa 1815, andtoday operated as the 1812-on-the-Perquimans Bed & Breakfast Inn.
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