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Front view, George Poland House, Durham County, North Carolina

George W. Poland House (Bahama, N.C.)
Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides)
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Item information

Title:
Front view, George Poland House, Durham County, North Carolina
Description:
Historical Note: The George Poland House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Houses
Original Format:
Color slide
Extent:
2 x 2 in.
Item identifier:
bh1145pnc001
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Location:
Bahama (Durham 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).
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: Poland, George W. House (Bahama, Durham County, North Carolina)

Architect:
more info on Matsumoto, George, 1922- 
Architect:
more info on Koontz, Wayne 
Street:
551 John Jones Rd
Community:
Bahama
State:
NC
Zip:
27503
Historical note:
The George Poland House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Historical note:
In 2001, the house was threatened by a road-widening project. Preservation North Carolina sold the house to its current owner, who moved the house from its original Raleigh location to its current Bahama location, in rural Durham County.
Location:
Bahama (Durham County, N.C.)
Subjects:
Historic buildings
Houses
National Register of Historic Places
Latitude, Longitude:
36.145452, -78.894898
External Resources:
Presevation Durham: Prne Preservation Award Winners, 2003
Triangle Modernist Houses: Matsumoto