Doorway, The Barracks, Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina

The Barracks (Tarboro, N.C.)
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Item information

Title:
Doorway, The Barracks, Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Description:
Provenance: The house was built for William S. Battle, a major investor in Rocky Mount Mills. | 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.
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Doorways
Houses
Italianate (North American architecture styles)
Revival, Classical (European revival style)
Original Format:
Color slide
Extent:
2 x 2 in.
Item identifier:
bh1156pnc007
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Location:
Tarboro (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: Barracks, The (Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina)

Architect:
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:
Tarboro (N.C.)
Subjects:
Historic buildings
Historic sites
Military bases
National Register of Historic Places
Latitude, Longitude:
35.90433, -77.542145