View, Mayor Earl B. Horner House, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina
Earl B. Horner House (Burlington, N.C.)
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Item information
- Title:
- View, Mayor Earl B. Horner House, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina
- Topics:
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Architecture
- Subjects:
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Arts and crafts movement
Bungalows
Chimneys
- Original Format:
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Color slide
- Extent:
- 2 x 2 in.
- Item identifier:
- bh1004pnc001
- Created Date:
- Genre:
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Architectural photographs
- Location:
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Burlington (N.C.)
- Digital Project:
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Built Heritage
Source information
- Repository:
- Preservation North Carolina
- Collection:
- Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides) held by Preservation North Carolina
- Note field:
- Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
- Rights:
- Reproduction and use of this material requires permission from Preservation North Carolina. For general information see the Preservation North Carolina website (http://www.presnc.org).
- RightsStatements.org:
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In Copyright
For more information:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0 - 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: Horner, Earl B. House (Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina)
- Built:
- Community:
- Burlington
- State:
- North Carolina
- Provenance note:
- The structure was built for Mayor Earl B. Horner, first owner, on a lot adjacent to the residence of his brother Charles Horner, and to the Horner family business, Pearson Remedy Company.
- Historical note:
- Earl Horner served as Mayor of Burlington from 1919 until 1943, and made significant improvements to the city. The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Architectural note:
- The upswept peaks of the structure's multi-gabled roof indicate the influence of the Arts and Crafts philosophy and of Oriental building styles of the period. The one-and-a-half-story frame structure with German siding also includes an exterior double-shouldered chimney and a recessed side porch with French windows.
- Location:
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Burlington (N.C.)
- Subjects:
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Historic buildings
Houses
National Register of Historic Places
