Norfleet Cotton Press, Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina

Norfleet Cotton Press (Tarboro, N.C.)

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Title:: Norfleet Cotton Press, Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Description:: View, Norfleet Cotton Press, Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Topics:: Architecture
Subjects:: Cotton presses
Original Format:: Black and white print (photograph)
Extent:: 5 x 7 inches
Item identifier:: SHPO-N-95-2-1385
Genre:: Architectural photographs
Location:: Tarboro (N.C.)
Digital Project:: Built Heritage

Repository:: North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office
Collection:: State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) held by North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office
Note field:: Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
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.

Provenance note:: Isaac Norfleet (planter), first owner.
Architectural note:: A rare survival of a once frequent plantation structure. The press was moved in 1938 and restored in 1976.
Historical note:: The structure was originally used to press fruit and was later converted to process cotton around 1860. The press is a rare survival of a once frequent plantation structure. The press is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Location:: Tarboro (N.C.)
Subjects:: Cotton presses
Historic sites
National Register of Historic Places