Entrance, William Smith House, Ansonville, Anson County, North Carolina

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

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Title:: Entrance, William Smith House, Ansonville, Anson County, North Carolina
Topics:: Architecture
Subjects:: Greek revival (Architecture)
Houses
Original Format:: Color slide
Extent:: 2 x 2 in.
Item identifier:: bh0107pnc002
Created Date:: 1980
Genre:: Architectural photographs
Location:: Ansonville (N.C.)
Digital Project:: Built Heritage

Repository:: Preservation North Carolina
Collection:: Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides) held by Preservation North Carolina
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 Preservation North Carolina. For general information see the Preservation North Carolina website (http://www.presnc.org).
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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:: 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