Rear view, Scotch Hall, Bertie County, North Carolina

Scotch Hall (Merry Hill, N.C.)

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Repository:: Preservation North Carolina
Collection:: Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides) held by Preservation North Carolina
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Provenance note:: George Washington Capehart (planter), first owner. George Capeheart's father, Cullen Capeheart, bought the house in 1811. The house remained in the family until the late twentieth century.
Historical note:: Scotch Hall was the largest antebellum plantation in Bertie County. The plantation was the setting of the 1851 novel "Bertie" by George Throop, who had been a tutor of the Capehart children. The plantation produced corn, cotton, livestock, beans, and fish. The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Architectural note:: The two-story frame house includes a center passage plan, a small pedimented porch, and a full-width shed porch.
Location:: Scotch Hall (Merry Hill, N.C.)
Merry Hill (N.C.)
Subjects:: Historic buildings
Historic sites
National Register of Historic Places