Somerset Place State Historic Site

Welcome to the official YouTube channel of Somerset Place State Historic Site, which interprets the lives of enslaved and free persons on one of the largest plantations in antebellum North Carolina. Guided tours of the historic buildings, reconstructed slave dwellings and plantation hospital, gardens, and archaeological remains offer visitors a comprehensive social history of all former plantation residents, while our YouTube videos provide additional learning opportunities about plantation life through personal stories, family histories, artifacts, buildings, and more.

Somerset Place is part of the NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Somerset Place State Historic Site
2572 Lake Shore Road
Creswell, NC 27928

Directions: Take Exit 558 from U.S. Route 64. Then simply follow the brown signs to Somerset Place.

For more information, please call (252) 379-6020 or visit our website and social media accounts below.