Orton Plantation & Gardens is an
historic property located in Brunswick County, North Carolina that
features, perhaps, the finest example of Antebellum architecture.
The plantation is located on the Cape Fear River between Wilmington,
NC and Southport, NC. Built in 1735, the mansion has an extensive
history dating back to Colonial North Carolina. The plantation has
20 acres of extensive
formal and informal gardens among almost 5,000 acres in total.
Orton
Plantation made national news in the spring of 2010
when it was announced that billionaire hedge fund
manager, Louis Moore Bacon, a descendant of the
original builder of Orton Mansion, was acquiring the
property from the Laurence Sprunt family that had
owned the Brunswick County landmark since 1884.
The plantation
and gardens officially closed to the public on June
1, 2010 for an indefinite period of time to undergo
extensive renovations. No date has been announced
for a reopening.
In the spring
of 2011, Orton made local news as a result of
extensive "controlled burns" and timber
harvesting in an effort to restore
the original pine forests.
On July 4,
2011, the new owner of the property sold off
selected contents of the historic home at a public
auction. The items sold were deemed "insignificant"
to the history of the plantation. Over 400 people
attended this public auction.
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Vintage
Orton Plantaton Postcards:
Circa. |
Title |
1949 |
Orton Plantation |
1949 |
Orton
Plantation near Wilmington, N.C. |
1950s |
Azaleas in
Full Bloom, Orton Plantation |
1950s |
Beautiful Scene at Orton Plantation, near Wilmington,
N.C. |
1950s |
Orton
Plantation Gardens |
1950s |
Orton
Plantation Live Oak Tree |
1950s |
Orton
Plantation. Near Wilmington. N.C. |
1950s |
Orton
Plantation. Near Wilmington. N.C. |
1950s |
Orton
Plantation. Near Wilmington. N.C. |
1953 |
Beautiful Garden Scene at Orton Plantation, Wilmington,
N.C. |
1956 |
Orton Plantation |
1956 |
Orton Plantation Near Wilmington, N.C. |
1960s |
Azaleas in
Full Bloom - Orton Plantation - Near Wilmington, N.C. |
1960s |
Orton Plantation |
1960s |
Orton Plantation |
1960s |
Orton
Plantation Gardens Wilmington, North Carolina |
1960s |
Orton
Plantation, Near Wilmington, N.C. |
1964 |
Orton Plantation,
Wilmington, N.C. |
1969 |
Orton Plantation |
1969 |
Orton
Plantation Scroll Garden |
1970s |
Orton Plantation |
1970s |
Orton Plantation Azalea Gardens |
1970s |
Orton
Plantation Gardens |
1970s |
Orton
Plantation Near Wilmington, N.C. |
1970s |
"Spring Star" at Orton Plantation |
1971 |
Orton
Plantation Azalea Gardens |
1980s |
Orton Plantation |
2005 |
Orton Plantation |
Historic Orton Plantation Memorabilia:
Phone Number:
910-371-6851
Location:
Orton Plantation & Gardens
9149 Orton Road SE
Winnabow, NC 28479
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