Norfleet Cotton Press, Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Norfleet Cotton Press (Tarboro, N.C.)
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Item information
- Title:
- Norfleet Cotton Press, Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina
- Description:
- View, Norfleet Cotton Press, Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina
- Topics:
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Architecture
- Subjects:
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Cotton presses
- Original Format:
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Black and white print (photograph)
- Extent:
- 5 x 7 inches
- Item identifier:
- SHPO-N-95-2-1385
- Genre:
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Architectural photographs
- Location:
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Tarboro (N.C.)
- Digital Project:
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Built Heritage: A partnership of the North Carolina State University Libraries and Preservation North Carolina to create an online resource for the study of the state’s architectural history. Included are 8,100 measured drawings, photographic prints, and slides.
Source information
- 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.
Building: Norfleet Cotton Press (Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina)
- Built:
- Community:
- Tarboro
- State:
- North Carolina
- 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:
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Tarboro (N.C.)
- Subjects:
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Cotton presses
Historic sites
National Register of Historic Places