View, Bank of Washington, Washington, Beaufort County, North Carolina
Bank of Washington (Washington, N.C.)
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Item information
- Title:
- View, Bank of Washington, Washington, Beaufort County, North Carolina
- Topics:
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Architecture
- Subjects:
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Bank buildings
Greek revival (Architecture)
Porticoes
- Original Format:
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Color slide
- Extent:
- 2 x 2 in.
- Item identifier:
- bh1013pnc005
- Photographer:
- Buchman, Tim more info on Buchman, Tim
- Created Date:
- Genre:
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Architectural photographs
- Location:
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Washington (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: Bank of Washington, West End Branch (Washington, Beaufort County, North Carolina)
- Architect:
- Benton and Benton, architects more info on Benton and Benton, architects
- Architect:
- Benton, Charles C., Sr., circa 1887-1960 more info on Benton, Charles C., Sr., circa 1887-1960
- Architect:
- Benton, Frank W., 1883-1960 more info on Benton, Frank W., 1883-1960
- Built:
- Street:
- 216 W. Main St.
- Community:
- Washington
- State:
- North Carolina
- Zip:
- 27889
- Architectural note:
- The building survived two fires, one in 1864 and a second in 1900. The structure, considered the state's finest small Greek Revival commercial building, features a four-columned Ionic portico.
- Historical note:
- Lies within Washington's West Main Street Commercial District. The building is listed on the National Register as the West End Branch of the Bank of Washington.
- Location:
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Washington (N.C.)
- Subjects:
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Bank buildings
Historic buildings
National Register of Historic Places
- Latitude, Longitude:
- 35.543308, -77.058046
