Front view, Sloop Point, Pender County, North Carolina

Sloop Point (Topsail Sound, N.C.)
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Item information

Title:
Front view, Sloop Point, Pender County, North Carolina
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Houses
Porches
Original Format:
Black and white print (photograph)
Extent:
3-1/2 x 3-1/2 in.
Item identifier:
bh0211p01
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Location:
Pender County (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: Sloop Point Plantation (Topsail Sound, Pender County, North Carolina)

Built:
Community:
Topsail Sound
State:
North Carolina
Provenance note:
John Baptista Ashe (political figure), first owner; MacMillan family, nineteenth century owners
Architectural note:
An extensive expansion in 1760 included rear shed rooms, a front porch, and the roof.
Historical note:
The home is one of the few pre-Revolutionary buildings in the Lower Cape Fear region. The original section may be the oldest building standing in the state. The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location:
Pender County (N.C.)
Subjects:
Historic buildings
Houses
National Register of Historic Places
North Carolina -- History
Plantation houses