Side view, Wilkinson-Dozier House, Edgecombe County, North Carolina

Wilkinson-Dozier House (Edgecombe County, N.C.)

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Title:: Side view, Wilkinson-Dozier House, Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Topics:: Architecture
Subjects:: Federal style
Plantation houses
Porticoes
Original Format:: Color slide
Extent:: 2 x 2 in.
Item identifier:: bh1160pnc016
Genre:: Architectural photographs
Location:: Edgecombe 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.

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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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.

Provenance note:: The house was probably built for planter Silas and his wife Sally Wilkinson after their marriage in 1822.
Architectural note:: The house is a two-story, frame plantation home, with a two-tier portico featuring slender columns and a lattice balustrade. This house is one of several in the area with Federal detailing.
Historical note:: A hall-parlor farmhouse (circa 1825) and a kitchen and barn (circa 1830) have been moved to the property from other sites. The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location:: Edgecombe County (N.C.)
Subjects:: Historic buildings
Houses
National Register of Historic Places
Plantation houses