Fireplace, Woodside, Caswell County, North Carolina

Woodside (Milton, N.C.)
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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:
bh1076pnc007
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Location:
Caswell County (N.C.)
Digital Project:
Built Heritage: A partnership of the North Carolina State University Libraries and Preservation North Carolina to create an online resource for the study of the state’s architectural history. Included are 8,100 measured drawings, photographic prints, and slides.

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