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Fireplace, Woodside, Caswell County, North Carolina

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

Title:
Fireplace, Woodside, Caswell County, North Carolina
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Fireplaces
Greek revival (Architecture)
Houses
Original Format:
Color slide
Extent:
2 x 2 in.
Item identifier:
bh1076pnc006
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Location:
Caswell County (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: Woodside (Milton, Caswell County, North Carolina)

Cabinetmaker:
more info on Day, Thomas, circa 1801-circa 1861 
Built:
Community:
Milton
State:
North Carolina
Provenance note:
The house is attributed to cabinetmaker Thomas Day and was built for Caleb Hazard Richmond and his wife Mary Dodson. Richmond was a native of Rhode Island and ran a foundry, sawmill, plow factory, and a plantation.
Architectural note:
The house is a typical example of the symmetrical Greek Revival style, with entrance portico and one-room deep center-passage plan.
Historical note:
The interior features woodwork representative of the style of cabinetmaker Thomas Day. Woodside is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location:
Milton (N.C.)
Subjects:
Historic buildings
Houses
National Register of Historic Places