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Northeast and southwest elevations, William Smith House, Ansonville, North Carolina

William A. House House -- The Oaks (Ansonville, N.C.)
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Item information

Title:
Northeast and southwest elevations, William Smith House, Ansonville, North Carolina
Description:
5 of 12
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Greek revival (Architecture)
Houses
Original Format:
Measured drawing
Extent:
scale: 3/16 in. = 1 ft.; 451mm x 610mm
Item identifier:
bh010705201
Delineator:
Lee, Don R. more info on Lee, Don R. 
Delineator:
Grieger, Frederick more info on Grieger, Frederick 
Delineator:
Ballard, Roger W. more info on Ballard, Roger W. 
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural drawings
Elevations (architectural drawings)
Location:
Ansonville (N.C.)
Digital Project:
Built Heritage

Source information

Repository:
Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
Collection:
Historic Architecture Research. Project Records (UA110.041) held by Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
Note field:
Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
Rights:
For questions regarding copyright or permissions, please refer to our Reproduction, Use, Citation, and Copyright page (http://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/about).
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: Smith, William A. House -- The Oaks (Ansonville, Anson County, North Carolina)

Built:
Community:
Ansonville
State:
North Carolina
Provenance note:
William Gaston Smith (planter, merchant, and leader at Carolina Female College), first owner; William A. Smith (Confederate veteran leader active in textiles, banking, and education), second owner
Architectural note:
The house was expanded in the 1880s with the addition of one story wings and a portico.
Historical note:
Surviving outbuildings include a kitchen and a frame barn that features a stuccoed stone Gothic arcade.
Location:
Ansonville (N.C.)
Subjects:
Historic buildings
Houses