Front view, Patty Person Taylor House, Franklin County, North Carolina

Patty Person Taylor House (Franklin County, N.C.)

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Title:: Front view, Patty Person Taylor House, Franklin County, North Carolina
Topics:: Architecture
Subjects:: Architecture, Georgian
Plantation houses
Original Format:: Color slide
Extent:: 2 x 2 in.
Item identifier:: bh1186pnc014
Created Date:: 1985
Genre:: Architectural photographs
Location:: Franklin County (N.C.)
Digital Project:: Built Heritage

Repository:: Preservation North Carolina
Collection:: Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides) held by Preservation North Carolina
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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:: 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