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First floor plan, Charles Benbow House, Oak Ridge, North Carolina

Charles Benbow House (Oak Ridge, N.C.)
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Item information

Title:
First floor plan, Charles Benbow House, Oak Ridge, North Carolina
Description:
1 of 10 (2 of 11) | Drawing Note: The first page is an unnumbered title page, so the drawings total eleven.
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Houses
Original Format:
Measured drawing
Extent:
scale: 1/4 in. = 1 ft.; 483mm x 610mm
Item identifier:
bh032002101
Delineator:
Ferree, Thad L. more info on Ferree, Thad L. 
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural drawings
Floor plans (architectural drawings)
Location:
Oak Ridge (Guilford 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: Benbow, Charles House (Oak Ridge, Guilford County, North Carolina)

Built:
Street:
2015 Oak Ridge Road
Community:
Oak Ridge
State:
North Carolina
Zip:
27310
Provenance note:
Charles Benbow (Quaker brickmaker, tanner, and textile entrepreneur), first owner
Historical note:
The home was constructed in the early nineteenth century, and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Architectural note:
This house is constructed in the style of many other local homes built by Quakers, with Flemish-bond brickwork and a three-room plan.
Location:
Oak Ridge (Guilford County, N.C.)
Subjects:
Historic buildings
Houses
National Register of Historic Places
Latitude, Longitude:
36.166791, -79.998987
External Resources:
Historic Marker - Charles Benbow House