Fireplace, Lewis Freeman House, Pittsboro, Chatham County, North Carolina

Lewis Freeman House (Pittsboro, N.C.)
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Item information

Title:
Fireplace, Lewis Freeman House, Pittsboro, Chatham County, North Carolina
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Fireplaces
Houses
Original Format:
Color slide
Extent:
2 x 2 in.
Item identifier:
bh1084pnc004
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Location:
Pittsboro (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: Freeman, Lewis House (Pittsboro, Chatham County, North Carolina)

Built:
Community:
Pittsboro
State:
North Carolina
Provenance note:
Residence of Lewis Freeman, a successful antebellum free black resident of Pittsboro.
Architectural note:
At the center of this house lies a single-room frame residence (the original home of Lewis Freeman), a rare survival of the one-room frame structures that were common across North Carolina. The structure was expanded over the years.
Historical note:
The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location:
Pittsboro (N.C.)
Subjects:
Historic buildings
Houses
National Register of Historic Places