Foscue Plantation
History Museum
Why pick this one
Foscue Plantation offers tours of an 1824 family-preserved antebellum house listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Best for
- Visitors seeking antebellum plantation history in Pollocksville or near New Bern
- Guests interested in original furnishings and period-correct antiques
- Groups seeking historical special events or gatherings
- Scout groups seeking forestry education, camping, and kayaking access
Look elsewhere if
- Visitors needing daily tours outside Thursday hours or scheduled appointments
- Guests seeking a conventional indoor museum rather than a preserved plantation property
Specialties
- Antebellum plantation house tours
- Period-correct historical interpretation
- Early American Christmas tours
What makes them different
- 1824 brick plantation house built by Simon Foscue, Jr.
- Property has remained in the Foscue family for nine generations
- Listed on the National Register of Historical Places since 1971
- Three-story house includes a working basement, cemetery, garden, forest, plantation land, and Trent River access
- House retains original furnishings and period-correct antiques
- Serves
- Pollocksville, New Bern
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 7509 US-17, Pollocksville, NC 28573
- Phone
- +12522241803
- Website
- http://www.foscueplantation.com/
- user@domain.com
Services
- Historical tours
- Special events and gatherings
- Educational group outings
- Camping and kayaking access for Scout groups