Exterior details, Fairntosh, Durham, North Carolina

Fairntosh (Treyburn, N.C.)
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Item information

Title:
Exterior details, Fairntosh, Durham, North Carolina
Description:
16 of 47
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Architecture, Georgian
Bells
Federal style
Plantation houses
Sundials
Original Format:
Measured drawing
Extent:
scale: 3/4 full scale, undetermined; 483mm x 610mm
Item identifier:
bh028416501
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
Detail drawings
Location:
Durham (N.C.)
Fairntosh Plantation (N.C.)
Digital Project:
Built Heritage: A partnership of the North Carolina State University Libraries and Preservation North Carolina to create an online resource for the study of the state’s architectural history. Included are 8,100 measured drawings, photographic prints, and slides.

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: 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