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Interior view with fireplace, Palmer-Marsh House, Bath, Beaufort County, North Carolina

Palmer-Marsh House (Bath, N.C.)
Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides)
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Item information

Title:
Interior view with fireplace, Palmer-Marsh House, Bath, Beaufort County, North Carolina
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Fireplaces
Houses
Original Format:
Color slide
Extent:
2 x 2 in.
Item identifier:
bh1018pnc002
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Location:
Bath (N.C.)
Digital Project:
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:
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: Palmer-Marsh House (Bath, Beaufort County, North Carolina)

Built:
Community:
Bath
State:
North Carolina
Provenance note:
Michael Coutanche (French merchant, justice, and assemblyman), first owner. Robert Palmer (surveyor-general from Scotland) second owner. In 1802 the house passed to Jonathan and Daniel Gould Marsh (shipowners and merchants from Rhode Island).
Historical note:
Parts of the house may date to 1751, though the house was initially dated to 1740. One of the most notable mid-eighteenth century homes standing in North Carolina, the property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and as a National Historic Landmark.
Architectural note:
The English bond chimney is considered to be one of the state's finest examples of brick masonry. The house also includes a Flemish bond chimney and original Georgian woodwork.
Location:
Bath (N.C.)
Subjects:
Historic buildings
Houses
National Historic Landmarks
National Register of Historic Places