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Entrance, Little Manor, Littleton, Halifax County, North Carolina

Little Manor (Littleton, N.C.)
Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides)
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Item information

Title:
Entrance, Little Manor, Littleton, Halifax County, North Carolina
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Columns
Federal style
Plantation houses
Original Format:
Black and white slide
Extent:
2 x 2 in.
Item identifier:
bh0185pnc004
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Location:
Littleton (N.C.)
Mosby Hall (N.C.)
Digital Project:
Built Heritage

Source information

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).
RightsStatements.org:
In Copyright
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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.

Building: Little Manor -- Manor Hall (Littleton, Halifax County, North Carolina)

Architect:
more info on Bragg, Thomas, Sr., 1778-1851 
Built:
Community:
Littleton
State:
North Carolina
Provenance note:
Thomas Person Little (planter and Anti-Federalist politician), first owner; William Person Little (planter) and Ann Hawkins Little, second owner.
Architectural note:
William Person Little added his Federal style home to Thomas Person Little's older eighteenth century structure.
Historical note:
The interior decorative treatment was considered the most elaborate in North Carolina. The house is now a ruin. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places under Warren County. Alternatively named Mosby Hall.
Location:
Littleton (N.C.)
Subjects:
Historic buildings
Houses
National Register of Historic Places