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Above: FiT('p lace of the Palmer·Marsh iM.lu)c at Bath. St.'c page 22 for a mmpklc description of the hou!;e. Co,'cr : St. Thomas Church , Bath. See page 4 for a complete de~ r iplin n . Like other colonies in the New World, North Carolina was settled primarily by people of English descent. Therefore. much that remains in our St..1te from earlier days bears the stamp of an English heritage. In our architecture, the innuence of the Mother Country is especially urong. Il stems from the fact that among the colonistS the ideal in architecture was the creation of homes and public buildings that resembled as closely as possible those familiar structures left behind. Dotting the landscape from the natlands of the East to the awesome peaks of the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky mountains of lhe West are thousands of old homes patterned after the mallOrs and farmhouses of England. This plan consisted of two rooms on the first Ooor, one larger than the other, and a loft, sometimes divided, above, In addition to being familiar, the plan also was utilitarian and easy to build. Even as building materials and good builders became more numerous and the amenities of life more accessible in the colony, the style persisted. Although many palatial old homes stand today as reminders of the great planta· tion em in the South, it should be remembered the plantation system was never widespread ill North Carolina as it was in South Carolina and Virginia. Instead, colonial North Carolina, "the vale of humility between twO mountains of conceit,'· was the land of the yeoman farmer who could neither afford nor particularly desired the massive "big house" around which plantation busi ncss and social affairs centered. So while the more affluent planters to Ihe South and to the North devoted much time and money to the cOllstruction of grand homes, practical North Carolinians were developing the art of log cabin constmction to itS highest degree of perfection in the nation. In 1728. William Byrd, a member of the commission that established the border between North Caroli na and Virginia, noted in his private journal that "most of the houses" in eastem North Carolina "are log houses covered with pine or cypress shingles." While modesty has prevailed for the most part in the construction 'of private dwellings, North Carolinians have generally been of a dilTerent turn of mind in the construction of our public buildings. Offering sharp contrast between private and public preferences are such buildings as Tryon Palace at New Bern, once called the most beautiful building in colonial America; The St...te Capitol in Raleigh. regarded as one of the best examples of Grecian Doric architecture in America; the Governor's Mansion, one of the nation's bt.'St examples of Victorian architecture; and the State Legislative Building in Raleigh, one of the most handsome governmental buildings in the fifty states. Throughout Nonh Carolina, there are thousands of private and public build­ ings linking the present to the past. No single volume could possibly contain all of the buildings which shelter our heritage. For that reason. definite criteria were established at the outset for inclusion in this volume. Those criteria are that buildings are the homes of famous people, the sites of historic eventS, or in themsclves an:hitecturally significant. Since this volume is designed fo r persons visiting Nonh Carolina, particular care was gi ven to the selection of homes that could be visited easily and toured or inspected, thus providing memorable experiences for visitors. , The book is divided into three sections: public buildings. the homes offamoliS per.;ons and the sites of historic events, and architecturally significant buildings. \Vhercver possible. the hours during which a building can be seen are given and admission, if any. is listed. A listing in the back of the book provides a county­ by-county referellcc for all significant buildings. Pamphlets describing individual buildings or groups of buildings in a given location are often available. The serious architectural scholar can obtain reference sources through the Travel and Promotion Division of the Department of Conservation alld Development or by contacting the North Carolina Department of Archives and History. PUBLIC BUILDINGS T T)'on Palace

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Described by many as .. the mOSI bcauliful Thi ~ 1845 example of American Classic RC\'ival building ill Colonial Americ:I," Tryon I'alan' archilttture "'as built by Captain j oh n Berry, was co nstructed in 1767·1770 by Royal Go\'ernor who also constructed the Carolina Playma. ker's William T ryon, The design W,IS b)' J ohll Hawks, Theater .. t Ch:tpel Hill alld lhe original build· all English architect who wa~ the fil"$ t member ing at Wake Forest Collegc, before the institu­ of his profeS$ion 10 rcmain in America, tion was mOl'ed to ' Vi nslOll·Saicm. North Carolina's first I'rovincial Congress T he clock in the cupola was made in Uirmi ng. mel at the palace in In4 in defiance of ham, England, in 1766, It ""a$ a gift LO the British authority. The beautiful building was town fro m either the Earl of Hillsborough or also the meeting place of Ihe fint constitution:.1 George II J. The dock's original bell was lost. geueml asse mbly ill 1777. Richard Caswell, lint perhaps when raiding Tories thre,,· it into the consdtut iOllal gO\'erll or of the State. was inaugu. river. rated there; "nd the ]label! served as the seat The two-stol'Y building is conSI rUCled of ha nd· 01' go\'crnrne nL much or the lime until the pressed brick laid in lo'lelllish bond. The Doric ClIpital was moved to Raleigh in 179<1. columns of the ]'lOrtioo 5ul'I>orl .m elll"hlalure Physically. the magn ificelll building wa,5 com· that carries around the building, The domed prised of a brick hOllse of two main stories. 87 cupola has a Mluarc pl inth that carries an feet ""ide and 59 fttl deep with two outlying octagonal. ""indo",'cd stage. (Opc" Tuesday wings of tWO lower Stol'i es each. O ne wing th rough Sunday 1:.'10-4:30, Admission free.) contained M:rvants' (Iuan en an,1 a laundry; the other, a gr:IU'u)' and hayloft. ST, THOMAS CHURCH, nATH The p,,!ace combined tile governor's resi· dence and ~talchouse. containing assembly hall. The pa ri5h of SI. Thomas in thr 8 ;.th area W;tS council chamhcr, and public omcn, created in JiOI. four years before North Caro· In 1798. all bUlthe ""cst wing of the building Ii na's oldest town was incorporated, r he church was d~troyed by a fire purportedly 5tHted b)' a buildi ng was slarlt'd in 1734 and completed by woma n looking for eggs in the cellar. However, 1740. ' he uuildil1g h as heen reSlO red 10 its originlll Many of the furnishings for Ihe religious elegance. (Open Tuesday·Saturday. holidays se n 'ices were brought from Engl .. nd, T he com· 9:.'1;·4: Sunday 1:.'10-4: clO!ied New Year's Da y, munion chali ce, given by the 8ishop of London Thanksgiviug. Decembcr 24-26, Admission: 10 the church's first rector in 173.'1, is still owned Adillts $2.00, Child ren throllgh high school nge by the parish, Two three·hranched Sherfield $1.00.) candelabra dale from the time of George I II of Engl,md, 8ETHABARA CH U RCH Also on dispJa) in the church is a Uible dated 170:-1 and a book from North Carolina's This sturdy, wdl'prcsen'ed building, dat ing li rst public lihrary. The book was one of a from 1788, marks the sile where fo.IoraviallS thousand given to SI. Thomas parish in 1699 estahlished their first sCl! lemcm ill North Caro· or 1700 by the Sociely for the Propagation of Ii n a aftCremigrating from l'en llsy l\Pdnia in 17:,.'1, the Gospel in "'oreign Lands through the Re\'. Bu ilt in Iwo section5. the )IrUliUre features twO­ Thomas Bray. foot pl:utered fieldslolle ",'ails, T he higher In a slllall belfry ncar the ch urch is a bell seC as a ]Jlace to sell sla"~ have dra"'n much Th t: Prirlet:Q/Po.rlilill. Thefill'!·actdrama in blank alLelltion to Fa)euC\'ille's Old Market I'lacc. verse was prod4ced in 1767, Uut despite the Actually, more history look place in prior huild· formation prior to 1788 of WilminglOll's ings 011 the site. and it was primarily a produce Tll3lian Society. lhe play was Ilot produced here market in ilS heyday, Llll til 1847, The building was erected in 1838 after a lire The Grecian revi,,:!1 building erected for Ihe in 18.'1 1 des troycd tht: old convelltion hall on T halians continues 10 be the scene of full the site, length plays. M)me of the'li wrillen hy members At different times the present huilding has of tlu,' society. (Part of the Wilmington walking sen.'ed as market. library. town hall. :md cham· IOUI'; 0l>cn on speci.1 occasions.) ber of COlll merce officC!i,

4 h is marked by the three passageways that is in the form of 3 gallery cn 9:30-'1:30 in colonial buildings. weekdays; Sund;.)· I :30-'1:.'S0 p.m.; AdmiSl;ion 151 Architect Thomas \Vaterm.1II described the to $1.00.) building as "perhaps the fillest Georgian court­ house in the South." STATE CAPITOL Built in 1767. the building has OcCIl in con· tinuous \lse C\'er since. A pan o f Historic Eden· RegDORTON ARENA cd "square," significant new building in the country"

5 CHOW AN COLLEGE historic town. however. ca n provide "shutterbug delight" to perwns who enjoy photogmphing Founded in 18-1S as a Baptist female illStitute, the exterior of st;u el)' old homes. Chow,1Il College at Murfreesboro now is a co· educational junior college with an enroll ment of o,'er 1,200 students, NORTH CAROLINA LEGISLATIVE "The Columns," main administration build· BUILDING ing. was constructed in IS,; I and has been in co minuou$ use ever si nce. The handsome build· or cOlllcml>or,uy design. Ihe State Lcgislath'c inffi on the ca mpus escaped damage during the Building has bl'1! l1 called the most beaUlifu] Civil War although federal troops marched state go\'crlllll cmal building in the i'\ation. through the tOwn. The modern f;lcility replaced the capitol No city or town in North Carolina offers a building as the meeting pl ace of th e Gelleml greater number of historic homes than the town Assembly in 196';. In addition to assembly halls. of Murfrecsbol'O. Virtually all of the more the buildi ng contains offices for legislators, interesting ones art: still in use as priva te conference roomS. ;lIld parking f"cil lties. rt.'5idences ;Ind :ore open to the public only 0 11 N umerous pl;lIl lb and fountains add a refresh· special OCGIS iOIi S. ing decor to the imerior. and a manicured roof A drive or w;,lk thl'Ough the strects of the garden is a striking featurc of the exterior.

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• ALLEN HOUSE dcscendanLS o\'l'lIed the house until it was bought and prcscnted to the tOW Ii by Haywood Phthisic On May 16, 1771. a group or Nonh Carolina for usc as a community house in 1952. At that " RegulalOn" fought a battle with GO\'ernor time it \'I'U moved from iLS original site 10 its William T ryon's provincial militia. The en present location. (A part of Historic J::dentoll. gage melll resulted in the death of at least nine Open TUl'Sda)··Saturda)· 10-1:30 p.m.: Su nday RegulatOrs and the wounding of m:tny others. 2·5; dosed on holidays . AdmiS5ioll: Adults $1.00, \V hen the battlc eudet!. more than t .....o thousand Children 2~, Special rates for 5Chool group!'! and Regul.HOr.i h .. d IJcen defeated. city wide 10Ul'S.) The Alamance I\alllcground has been named a State H istoric Site, and the Allen I-louse has IR£DELL HOUSE been moved to the battlelield from its original location on 1'lIltl granted 10 Johl1 Allen by the An anociate justice of the firM U. S. Supreme Earl of Gr.l.IH' ill e. Altho ugh Allen's role in Regu. CourL James Iredell occupied thi5 Edenton lator acti\' it y is not known. the writings of his residence from 1778 until his death in 1799. brother·i n·la,,'. Herman Husba nd, exprl'Ssed the Iredell belr-ill hi ~ ca reer in North C .. rol ina ill UII I'CSt in the colony wh ich culmi n OL ted in thc strife 1767 at the age of 17 when he became deputy al AI:nn:Ulce. (Opell Monday.Friday 9·5; Satur· collector for the POrt o f Roanuke. He later day and Sunday 1·5. Admiss ion rree.) became attorney general of the State, and his &Oil, J ohn Iredell Jr.. ~rved 015 governor of the VANCE BIRTHPLACE State from 1827 through 1828. From about 185~, the Iredell house was used The birlhl'l:lceorZebulon Raird Vance.governor as a rectol')' for SI. Paul's Church. In 1949. it of Nonh Carolina for three terms and one of the was placed in the care of the J ames Iredell State's most honored men. was a pine log house. Association, Inc., and the Edenton Tea Part)· ijut it ...·as three timC:'l the si1e of the average Chapter or :.I.S.O.A.R. (A pllrt of Edenton tour.) cabin in the Blue Ridge Moulllains ncar Ashe ville and was considered a showplace in ils HARPER HOUSE day. The building was constTUcled shortly arlo:r the For three enia, Greece, and Montenegro. From lhe hill, the houSoC COI1l­ Refore the while Illa n came to thc hazy hi lls or mallds a splendid view or the French Broad western North Carolina the great e:enclope Barker may rederate Secrctary of the Treasury, built a sum have earned a reputation as the hostCS5 of all mer home in Flat Rock. times when she p resided over the "Edenton T ea During the Civil \\'al" the farm \'I'as often be· Party" on October 25. 1774. This protest against seiged by renegade bands, and the lhick walls of British ,nHhority is bclie\'Cd to be the earliest the hOlllc's basement sheltered women and chilo known instance of political :lctillilY by women dren or Ihe conHllIlllit y from harm. in the American COIO O1 I:'5. Aftcr the war Memminger 1l1O\'ed to the farm Mn. Uarker's husband, Thomas. was prominent on a permanent ba si~. in colonial ,Iffairs and served as a British agent Poet and historian Carl S'lIld l.>urg was the last for the colony of Nordl Carolina ror nearly a OW !1 er of the house. H e li-'ed aud wrote here decade prior 10 the American Re\ulution. until his dellth .Since then the home ha~ been desig. Uuilt about 1782, the house was purchased in nated a nation,,1 historic shrine. (Private. No 1 8~0 by lin attorney. Augustus Moore. Moore's admiuaIlCC.)

" BLANDWOOD CORNWALLIS I'IOUSE (Burgwin-Wright) The central IJOrtion of this building in Creens­ borowas the home ofJ ohn ~Iotle y fl lorehead who Following the b:mle of Guilford Court house in served ;-';onh Carolina as go"el'llor froUl 1811 ~ I arch 17S I. British Geneml COTll"'allis led his to IS'I5. ~haltcred u'oops across North Carolina to \ViI­ The struClUre of gTaY, stuccoed brick ,,'as minglOn, The IOw n had alre:Hly tJ.een seized b) ert.'Cled by Morehe3d in IS2!). The emrance Major J amcs H. Craig the preceding J anuary. feattlres a Mlu;lre fla t.topped tower three storics and lhe royal troops were 10 remain until high. T he firs t Story is ;11'ched 0 11 three sides. Novcmber of thaI year. During the "':lIling days of the Ci\·j[ \Var. When he readIed Wilmi ngton in April. Corn­ General Pierre C. T . Beaurega rd and his wa llis is said to have SC t up headcd in Creensooro on their way to join were supposedl y used as :1 military prison Lee in Virginia. during lhe [>c riod of Cornwallis' residence. Near the end of the nilleteemh cenlury the The house was huilt by Hurgw in in Inl and house was convened illlo :1 S(lIlitarium. The is one of m :lII)' fi ne residences th:1I gr;lced Wil · e:lst and west wi ngs were :Idded to the build· mill gtoll ill the eight eenth cellwry. ing in 1907. (n eing restored .) In pl:ln the house resembll'S the CU [JO la House ill Edenton. A t"'O·SlO t·y pordl wi th superimposed 10llic columns shelters the froll! of the house. J AMES K. POLK STATE Thc So<:iety of the eoloni:tl Da mes of America H ISTORIC SITE has uscd this house :ls its State headquarters and cstablished a museum of colmlial furn is hings :lnd The eleventh I' rt.'Sidellt of the United Stales was relics in the building. (Open Ma ) ·March 14, born here in 1795 in a two·room log house. I\ lond,ly·Friday 94: i\ 1;lrch l!)-April. I\ lolI(b y' The origi n;11 1790 structure is gone, but il t'riday 9 ~ 1 : S:.turtlay 11-4 : Sund;ty 2-4. Adllli· has been reconstructed from early log houses. sion : Adulu $1.00. Children and students 25t.) The house measurcs 16 by 32 feet alld contains a story and a half. II is furnished in the period prior to IS06 when the Polks nxwed to Ten- MORDECAI HOUSE nes.see. The house stands ncar Pineville in flled;!en· III 1758, J oel Lane, the m:1Il who sold the burg County. A visilOr celller at the I'olk site lalld 011 which mudl of the cilY of Raleigh houscs exhibits pe rtaining 10 his life. (Open Mon­ W:t$ initially built, gave his son. Hen!)'. a house day-Friday 9·!): Saturday (Ill d Sunday 1·5. Ad­ of heart pine. mission free.) T hat structure o r h:m d·hewn timbers and wooden pegs is the rear I>onion of whal is now HOUSE IN T H E H ORSESHOE known as Mordecai House. In 1824, Moscs Mordecai , owner or the house. then added th e An imposing structure with a curious name in south four roo ms and t,,·o·tier columned [>ortico. nonhern Moore County, this twO-Story house In 1825. L:l faye Lle. waS :I " isit O!' LO Lhe house; takes its nomenclaHu'e froll) its loca tion ill a :tIll! in 1860. Genel',ll Joseph Lane, grandson horseshoe bend in the IJeep Itj"er. of Italeigh's e:lrl iest sett lers and Lhen a "ice· E.arl y ill ilS [ife lhe house was the centcr of a presidential candidate. was a guest. baule between Whigs and T ories. Colonel Ownership of the house rem:lilled with I>h ilip Alston . who resided there, was cncamped Mordecai descendents until 1965. (Not 0l>cn.) wilh agroupof\Vhigsat the place ill August 1781, when a large band of Tories under Colonel OOl "id Fanlling laullched :lI! al\llck. CH ARLES II . AYCOCK BI RTHPLACE t"or two hours the battle raged, OInd bullet holes can stitt be seen in the weatherboarding. This frame house north of Goldsboro. where the Finally. Al SlO n surrendered his force. using his "l::duOl tio ll:11 Go\,enlOr'" was born in 1859. wife as the peace emissary. illustratcs a 1)'PiC".t1 f:.rlll home of the mid· Alston sold the hOllse and ldt the State when nineteenth century. he was implicated in a probable murder in The birthpl;lce is now ,I State Historic Site 1790. In 1798. Go\'ernor Benjamin Willia ms and includes lhe dwelling. four farm bui ld­ bought the property ;llI d turned it into a OOUOII ings. a I"l'Stored 1870 school. and a \'isitor center­ plantation. At one ti me Governor Williams llluseUIII. planted 200 acres and owned between 50 and 60 From his si mple :lgricuhural beginnings. slavcs. l ie \'alued his 3.000 acre holding at A)"coc k went on to complete his education :IS a $1I0.OOO-a considerabl e sum in those d:lys. la wyer. He was clected gO\'ernor in 1900 and The hOllse, built OIbout 1770. borro~'ed its st)'le de\'Oled his :.dministration to improving the fro m tlu: coast:11 lowl:lI1d5. T he fr:lme building State's public education;11 r.. cil itics. featurcs a large brick dlinlllc)' at each end and He di ed in 19 12 ill Hirmingham, Alabama. full length shed porches:11 front ;lIld b:lck. where he wa s delive ring his speedl 011 '"U I1 I\'er­ Inside, lhe rooms arc decorated widl good s:t! Educa tion:' woodwork. and the '"great room" contains a The house is weatherbo:trded and has a wood· handsome, c,tn'ed malHel and cornicl'S. (O pen Shingled roof. [t fe:t\ures chimneys at either end daylig ht houn. 011 request. It ing bell for care­ and a rect.'S5ed center porch. (Open Monday. l:lker. Sign marks his house on site. ,\dmission Frida)' S:1IO·!); Saturd:l)" I-!): Sunday 2·5. Ad mis­ sm:tll Charge.) sion free.) ., BENNETT PLACE . ' 01' 211 da)'s they labored. and on Dcee mlH:r 6, 1776, they brought forth the fint conSlitlllion After General Lee surrendered the aTluy of for the State of North Carolina. northern Virgini'l at Appomattox Court House. Contributing to the task were Willio: and Allen Generals William T. Sherman and j oseph E. joncs, Samuel Ashe. Richard Caswell, Cornelius j ohnston Illel to talk peace at j ,llIIes Bennett's Hanlell. Thomas I>enan , Griffith Rutherford. house. and Ardlibal d ~facLaine. Tht committee had johnston, commanding far more Confederates been appointed by the provincial CongrCS5 than Lee surrendered, w:mtoo Sherman to offer which met ill Halifax. "terms of a permanenl peace," not just a mili· The building in which the work ,,'as accom· tary surrender. johnston had rceei,-ed permission plished is unassuming and utilitarian. In 1920. to do this from I'residcllI Jell"erson Da"is who it wa~ moved from itS original location 10 a sile was at Greensboro. ill the southwestern pan of Halifax and laler Sherman knew Johnston's surrellder was not a was fUl'I1ished with period furniture and house· military necessity. Consl"tluently he offered to hold articles. II now stands on urick piers and let the Confederate army disband, rccognil.e has a narrow front porch. the southern slate go\,ernmellls. and SCI up Fed· (Open Mond:I)·.Friday 8:~0·5: S:ltunlay 1·5: eral courts. Davis appro\'ed the terms. hut the Sunday 2·5. Admission free. ) Union rejected them. Davis thell ordered J ohnston to d isband the ANDREW JOHNSON BIRTHPLACE illfalllry and escape with his mounted troops. Uut J ohnston. realizi ng the fllli lil)' of a prolonged A marker at 12.5 Fayctteville Street in Raleigh war, di50l.Jeyed his o rders. marks the birthplace of I>residell[ Andrew J ohn. The linal tenllS :Ifter a mccting on April 26 50 11, Olle of thrce presidents born in North were for a military surrender. A month later CarolinH. the CO llfetlerate forcCli ceased to exist with johnson's house has bel' lI rel1lO\"ed to Pullen the surrender of General Smith's army at ~ew P',u·k lI ear the campus of N. G. State Ulli,·eniity. Orleans. The house. typical of its period, perhaps 1I~\ 'c r ,Vith his ~urre n do:r at Ucnnetl Place, General gleamed 50 brightly when you ng ,\ndrew lived j ohnston spared Nordl Carolina the deslructioll there as it does now. of war felt by neighboring stales. While J ohnston In addition to remodeling, the house has been and Sherman conferred . their Iroops ,,'ere ex· furnished with furniture and utensils dating posed for Ih e finll lime to Nonh Carolina's back to J ohn~on's childhood. (Opell Sunday. bright leaf tobacco. This exposure to so mall}' Frid'I)'.holidays 2·5: dosed Thanksgiving and thousands of men from all over the country Christma~. Admission :Adults 25t . Children lOt. ) helped boost tobacco to ilS prominent place in the Sta te'S economy. (Open June I to Sep· JOEL LANE HOUSE tetllber I , Monday·Friday 9·:,; Saturday and Sunday 1·5; Septelllber I to June I. Saturday The Capital City's oldest house w;u, built for lhe and Sunday \·5. Admission free.) man who ()wtlt'd the 1.000 acres 011 whicb Raleigh was once located. TOWN CREEK INDIAN MOUND 'Vith itS gambled roof. dormer windows. and a STATE HISTORIC SITE vine-covered cmnlnce stoop. the Lane house Slands as an itllerl'Sting example of 18th cell' About 100 years ab'O a tribe or

' 4 BURWELL SCHOOL of Historic Hillsborough. Admi5Sion a part of general tour admission.) Founded by the Rev. and Mrs. Roben Burwell. who later founded Queen's College in Char· JONES HOUSE lotte, the Burwell School in H illsborough filled a \'ital need between 18!S7 and 1857 in the edu· Once a federal prison. the l:irge Jones House ClIlion of young women. in New Bern imprisoned the rellowll ed Con· The old building resembles a charmi ng old feder,lIe spy. Emeline I'igoll. who carried secret home. and indeed it W:IS used for Ihal fo r many nl(''SS.1ges in her buStle during the Civil \Var. years after Ihe school was diSCOlll intlt!d. Features of the st:Hcly old building are lhe Under restoration now. the building is bei ng double jfd ll cri(.'S :lIld brge I'ooms. Built in furnished wilh :mifaclS CO lllribulCd by descen· 18 18, the house h : l ~ been restored and funlishcd denlS of the women who studied there. In 1964. by the Tryon J'alace Commission and is used as the building was purchased by the Historic a guest house. (Open during toUI~ of Historic Hillsborough Commissioll. (Open during tours New Bern .)

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'9 ARCHITECTURALLY SIGNIFICANT BUILDINGS O n on Mansion

--- =::-~-=:::.- - ~: PAL~ 'I E R·M ARS H I·IO USE Slone pillan 0 11 which ,He mounlcd iron e~glcs. (Mansion nOI open . grounds open.) Constructed in the 1760's, the Marsh house re· mains something of an oddity in the old town of BILTMORE HOUSE Ba th. 115 most curious featu re is a hrick chim· ney 17 feel wide at the base and four fect thick. Olle of the I Till> impo~ing mansions of the lI.Jlioll. The enormous appendage breaks inLO twin flues Biltmore House near Aslle\'illc cO\t;~rs an ;trea of at Ihe top of thc housc allil ;1 sl· February I·Dcc. 15. Admis· sion ch;.rgcd,) A weathered, tWO-5tOry frame st ructure, the Glel.Je Housc sl:utds beneath arching elms and oakJi, sur· rounded hya hedge ;lIul :1 pickel fe nce. The ohl FORT DEFIANCE house W,IS ltuBt to .se rve as Ihe ReclOT)· of St. Rcvolutiona ry officer and " ings j\fuurHain Thom~s Church in Balh and WliS once knowli as leader Gcn eral Wil liam Lenoir huilt thi~ h ig old the \V i lli~ms House. J ohn F. Tompkills, illoUl Hai n f:lI·mhousc in I 79:!. founder of the North Carolin~ State Fair ~r ll l Near the dwelling is a IWlxwrKJ(1 enclosed editor of Ihe foi/l"mer's jOlln/Cl/, o ll ce li\"{~d in thc 1;1I1Iil), gravt:Y:lrd which w~s the e:nly fu diall fori house. (Not opcn.) from which Ihe cst~te takes its name. The hou.se illlcif fea tures heavy, eX l)Osed tim· HOPE bers whipsawed from trces thai grew nearby a nd uailcd IOKctlier with hand·made nails. One of the IIIOSt impreo;sivc .. tructurl"S built in Some of the flll"l1ish ings for the home were North Carolina, 1·lope was the residencc of ("..ov· sh ipped from Li verpool. England, to CIJ:l rlt's· ernor David Stont: "·ho SI;!I ved from 1808 10 lon. S. C .• ,lil t! then by wagon to Ihe home. 1810. A heautifull) panelled Ih~ l wing r. -I Ollr gardens. a d mi~in n ; Adults $1.00. Children 251. Special Marking thc entrancc to the eslate arc massive r,\les for school gt"Oups a nd city "'ide LOUD.)

" STEVENSON HOUSE tat io n land5 011 which it stands. Ry 1860, Somer· set l'laee consisted of more than l.OOO acres of Can'ed ....·oodwo rk. a century-old fence. and a field land p lanted to rice and corn and was caplain's walk arc m e main IcalUrC5 oflhis stately tended by more than "'00 sl:Hcs. The house was old d ....· dling oolllltruCtcd in New Bern 5e ,'ell the center of a lavish social life. years hefore the beginning of the War of 1812. Interior featur C5 of the handsome plantation Now :1 part of Lhe Tryon Palace wmplex. the homc include .....o(){ I.... · ork and trim in the style house was :lpp ropriatCcrated hy Sunda)· 2-5. Ad mission free.) tilt: Moort" County H is torical Association, the rustic huild ing ~C l"\' es as a muse ulU. Also in­ cluded arc an herb garden a nd

3 Michael nr,tun Hou ~c M"'~~

'5 ,6 , Glebe House 5 Shaw House 6 Reynolda 1·louse 7 FL Defiance 8 Bonner House 9 Cherokee Indian Village 10 I'almcr- ~ I arsh

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' 7 II Fort 1\1 aCOIl . cr House H lise 12, ChLauminqua.l'cnll Pl a nt•a lio n c 0 14' II c1.c , I.•. • , 1 Alcx;mdCI Hous

:~ ~~~h Rell I i ouse 17 Sln"enson I l ou~c 18 Railroad House

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19 SomcT$l:( House 20 CUl.IOla House :! I The Clerk's Office 22 TIlt: Owt'IlS House

,. OTHER SIGNIFICANT BUILDINGS

Listed here on a counly·by~'Ountr basis arc o u ildings sigllilic

Alamallce Count)' Durham C/1Ullty Ma rlill CouIII)' St. AthanasiU5 n uke University Campus Fort Branch Episcopal Church Washingtou Duke Homestead Darden Hotel Elon College CornwaUis H ouse Edgeco mbe COlll11)' Alleghatty CouTlly Thomas Blount H ouse Norlhrllll/,IOII COt/II I)' Brinegar Log Cabin Walston·Bultuck House T he Bragg House AnSt'm CouTlly FrllI/klol Coullly Ollslow Count)' Bogg-.ln-I-Iammond House Louisburg Cotlegc Campus H istoric Swansboro Lilesvi lle Baptis! Church Franklin AC;ldemy Mono!) 1·louse A I/Cry County Forsyth Couuly Orange COlml), Crossnore Craft Center \\lake Fores. Ul1 iv cr~it) Un iversit }' of Gaslo" COllnt)' North Carolin,,' Cam]'I's Berwforl CUUllty Old E:lst lIuiltling Alphonw \Vhaling j\-Iuseum Gaston County Courlhollse H istoric H il IsoorouJ.;:h \Vashington \Vater{rollt &: \Van~ houses Cherryville Cily Hatt l'e rqllill!a~ls Cuullly Bank or Washiugton (i n use) Granvif/f' COIl7ll)' Leigh Mansion Bruflswick COUllly Courthouse 1'1/1 COllllly Bruli switk Town State H iMoric Site G!lilJonl Cotlnty Fort Caswell East Cnolill:l Uni\'(:n;it)' Guilford Courthouse 51. Philips Church Ca mpus National Military Park 51. James Church Greensboro Historical MUSe U l1l Pulk COllnly Fort Johnston Haley 1·louse Old Hlockhouse HU1!combe COllllly McNairy H ouse Harldoil,h C01l1l1)' Museum 01" Southern Highlands Old Brick Church 51. Paill's j\lethodis\ Church Kiffin Rockwell M u ~cutll Haywood COlml)' Restored Log Cilbins IJllrk ~ COIlI1/), The H aywood County COlLnholL~e Robe5011 C Ollll l) ' Burke l.ounty Courthousc Woody Cabins Quaker Meadows (Great Smoky Moulltaill 1'\ation;tl Steward's Hall Flor~l College Park) al Ce nter Presbyterian C hurch Carlen:1 CUlmly uo.killgham COl/nty ,\ lIte·bellu m J ail H01(/ersoll (;01l7l1y \Vhil ling Museum St. J ohn·s in the Wilderness The W,-ight Tavern Fon l\-I aCOIl Smte Park Woodfield lllll Ho wan C Ol/ III)' Ca pe LookoUl N ertfurrl CUU7II)' Maxwell Chambers H ouse Cuswell COIIIII)' \\'illiam Rea Store Setler School Dongola R. J. Galling Birthplace S(olland COllllly i\Wton Row Shops H )'(le CU1l1l1)' Richmond T emperance Hall Catawba COlmly H yde County Courthouse a nd Garden Catawba County H istorical Museum Ocracoke l .ighthouse John Charles i\l cl\:cil Il o usc CIII' rok u Cmmly Iredell CO!lnl)' Stlllll), C01l7l1)' Campbell Folk School County COllrthouse Kron Rl:!constructioll Zebulon B. Vance 1·louse Cllmberland Coulily Slokes Counl)' Nimocks H ouse Jru:ksoll COIHlty ]'riva(e Collection Kyle H ouse- i\layor's Office \"('stern Carolina of Log Cahins at King Liberty ]'oint Univcl'Sily Campus ll'ake Coullty Courthouse Longstreet Presbyteria n North Carolina Stale Church F.B. Jolms/oll COllnly University Campus Dare Corml), Hasting H ouse Cape Hatteras Li~htho u se Courthouse Fort Raleigh N;.tI0I1<11 Lenoir Coullly H istoric Site Lelloir H igh School Bodie Isl a nd Lighthousc Band Building Wright Brothcrs "-IoIHltllent Cedar Detl- Kcnnedy Home C;lffs Lifesaving Stal iol1 Lit/W/'l COllnly [)avid£oll Couflly Confederate Me morial Hall Davidson l.ounty Courthouse Batlle of Ramsours Mill IJa vie CfJ/ml)' M cDowell GUll'll)' Cooleemee Plantatiol1 Carson House ,. Published by the T ravel and Promo tion Di\'i5ion of the North Carolina Del>:lrl lllC Ill o r Conservation and Devclopme11l, Raleigh , N. C. Acc::u racy of historica l and arch ilCC:lllrai data reviewed by the Nonh Carolina De part ment o f Arch h'es and History. Prod uced by Jefferys·Up tOll Associates, Inc., Raleigh. Designed by John F. Gilbert. Travel and Promotion Division Department ot Conservation and Development Raleigh, North Carolina 27602