Partial north elevation, Fairntosh, Durham, North Carolina

Fairntosh (Treyburn, N.C.)
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Item information

Title:
Partial north elevation, Fairntosh, Durham, North Carolina
Description:
13 of 47
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Architecture, Georgian
Federal style
Plantation houses
Original Format:
Measured drawing
Extent:
scale: 1/4 in. = 1 ft.; 483mm x 610mm
Item identifier:
bh028413206
Delineator:
Blevins, George D. more info on Blevins, George D. 
Delineator:
Kirk, Scott more info on Kirk, Scott 
Delineator:
Thompson, John more info on Thompson, John 
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural drawings
Partial elevations
Location:
Durham (N.C.)
Fairntosh Plantation (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:
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Rights:
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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: Fairntosh Farm (Treyburn, Durham County, North Carolina)

Provenance note:
Duncan Cameron (lawyer, planter, and bank president) and Rebecca Bennehan Cameron, first owner.
Architectural note:
Surviving outbuildings on the property include a schoolhouse, an office, a teacher's house, a kitchen, a dairy, a smokehouse, and a commissary.
Historical note:
Fairntosh was one of the largest plantations in the state, and the property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location:
Durham (N.C.)
Treyburn (Durham, N.C.)
Subjects:
Historic buildings
Historic sites
National Register of Historic Places
Plantations
Latitude, Longitude:
36.107756, -78.839855
External Resources:
Endangered Durham: Fairntosh
Fairntosh Site