View, Matthewson House, Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina

Matthewson House (Tarboro, N.C.)

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Item information

Repository:: North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office
Collection:: State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) held by North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office
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Rights:: Reproduction and use of this material requires permission from the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. For general information see their website (http://www.hpo.ncdcr.gov/).
Funding:: Digitization of this image was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.

Builder-architect:: Matthewson, George more info on Matthewson, George, builder

Provenance note:: This house was built by George Matthewson, a prominent black builder, as his own home.
Architectural note:: The elaborate latticework is an example of the type of decorative elements that once existed on many cottages in the region.
Historical note:: The Matthewson House was constructed in the late nineteenth century.
Location:: Tarboro (N.C.)
Subjects:: Cottages
Historic buildings
Houses