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Stairs, Patty Person Taylor House, Franklin County, North Carolina

Patty Person Taylor House (Franklin County, N.C.)
Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides)
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Item information

Title:
Stairs, Patty Person Taylor House, Franklin County, North Carolina
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Architecture, Georgian
Balusters (Railing components)
Plantation houses
Stairs
Original Format:
Color slide
Extent:
2 x 2 in.
Item identifier:
bh1186pnc008
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Location:
Franklin 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).
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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: Taylor, Patty Person House (Franklin County, North Carolina)

Built:
Community:
Franklin County
State:
North Carolina
Provenance note:
Patty Person Taylor, first owner.
Historical note:
Patty Person Taylor, first owner, was sister of Revolutionary leader Thomas Person. She bought the land from her brother in 1783, and married in 1785. She probably built the house soon afterward. The residence was constructed in the late eighteenth century, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Architectural note:
This five-bay Georgian plantation house is one of only a few homes in Franklin County with a center-passage plan. An original one-story rear ell extends from the main house.
Location:
Franklin County (N.C.)
Subjects:
Historic buildings
Houses
National Register of Historic Places
Plantation houses