Front view, Speight-Bynum House, Greene County, North Carolina

Speight-Bynum House (Greene County, N.C.)
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Item information

Title:
Front view, Speight-Bynum House, Greene County, North Carolina
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Greek revival (Architecture)
Houses
Italianate (North American architecture styles)
Original Format:
Color slide
Extent:
2 x 2 in.
Item identifier:
bh1190pnc001
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Location:
Franklin 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.

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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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: Speight-Bynum House (Greene County, North Carolina)

Built:
State:
North Carolina
Provenance note:
The house was built for James Pell Speight, a planter and politician, on land given to him by his father, Methodist minister Seth Speight. The property has been in the Bynum family since the late nineteenth century.
Architectural note:
The house represents a combination of the Greek Revival and Italianate styles. The property is also home to several surviving outbuildings, including a smokehouse and mid-twentieth century agricultural buildings.
Historical note:
The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location:
Greene County (N.C.)
Subjects:
Historic buildings
Houses
National Register of Historic Places