Front view, The Barracks, Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina
The Barracks (Tarboro, N.C.)
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Item information
- Title:
- Front view, The Barracks, Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina
- Topics:
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Architecture
- Subjects:
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Houses
Italianate (North American architecture styles)
Revival, Classical (European revival style)
- Original Format:
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Color slide
- Extent:
- 2 x 2 in.
- Item identifier:
- bh1156pnc003
- Created Date:
- Genre:
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Architectural photographs
- Location:
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Tarboro (N.C.)
- Digital Project:
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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:
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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: Barracks, The (Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina)
- Architect:
- Percival, William more info on Percival, William
- Built:
- Street:
- 1100 Albemarle St.
- Community:
- Tarboro
- State:
- North Carolina
- Zip:
- 27886
- Provenance note:
- The house was built for William S. Battle, a major investor in Rocky Mount Mills. Battle was the first owner.
- Architectural note:
- The exterior combines Italianate and classical motifs.
- Historical note:
- The Barracks gets its name from a military encampment that once occupied the site. One of William Percival's two surviving suburban villas from the 1850s, the home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Location:
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Tarboro (N.C.)
- Subjects:
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Historic buildings
Historic sites
Military bases
National Register of Historic Places
- Latitude, Longitude:
- 35.90433, -77.542145
