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Front door details, Fairntosh, Durham, North Carolina

Fairntosh (Treyburn, N.C.)
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Item information

Title:
Front door details, Fairntosh, Durham, North Carolina
Description:
22 of 47
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Architecture, Georgian
Doors
Federal style
Moldings
Plantation houses
Original Format:
Measured drawing
Extent:
scale: 3/4 in. = 1 ft., half full scale; 483mm x 610mm
Item identifier:
bh028422507
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

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