Interior view, Andrew Carpenter House, Gaston County, North Carolina

Andrew Carpenter House (Gaston County, N.C.)

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Title:: Interior view, Andrew Carpenter House, Gaston County, North Carolina
Topics:: Architecture
Subjects:: Federal style
Fireplaces
Plantation houses
Windows
Original Format:: Color slide
Extent:: 2 x 2 in.
Item identifier:: bh1194pnc009
Created Date:: 1981
Genre:: Architectural photographs
Interior views
Location:: Gaston 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
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 Andrew Carpenter shortly after his marriage to Sophia Smith in 1831.
Architectural note:: The two-story Federal style plantation house is two rooms deep and has paired chimneys. It is one of the largest early nineteenth century houses in the county.
Historical note:: The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location:: Gaston County (N.C.)
Subjects:: Historic buildings
Houses
National Register of Historic Places