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Interior view, Hope Plantation, Bertie County, North Carolina

Hope Plantation (Windsor, N.C.)
Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides)
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Item information

Title:
Interior view, Hope Plantation, Bertie County, North Carolina
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Palladian
Plantation houses
Original Format:
Color slide
Extent:
2 x 2 in.
Item identifier:
bh1023pnc006
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Location:
Bertie County (N.C.)
Hope Plantation (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).
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In Copyright
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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: Hope Plantation (Windsor, Bertie County, North Carolina)

Built:
Street:
132 Hope House Road
Community:
Windsor
State:
NC
Zip:
27983
Provenance note:
The house was built for David Stone, first owner, after his marriage to Hannah Turner.
Architectural note:
The structure has a high brick basement with a deck-on-hip roof and Chinese lattice railings on the deck and porticoes. This Palladian-influenced structure contains one of the oldest surviving service stairs in the state.
Historical note:
David Stone served as Governor of North Carolina from 1808 to 1810, and as United States Senator from 1812 to 1814. The house fell into decay in the mid-twentieth century and was restored by the Historic Hope Foundation. The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location:
Windsor (N.C.)
Subjects:
Historic buildings
Houses
National Register of Historic Places
Plantation houses
Latitude, Longitude:
36.032147, -77.017499
External Resources:
Hope Plantation