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Doorway, Andrew Carpenter House, Gaston County, North Carolina

Andrew Carpenter House (Gaston County, N.C.)
Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides)
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Item information

Title:
Doorway, Andrew Carpenter House, Gaston County, North Carolina
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Doorways
Federal style
Plantation houses
Original Format:
Color slide
Extent:
2 x 2 in.
Item identifier:
bh1194pnc010
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Location:
Gaston 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: Carpenter, Andrew House (Gaston County, North Carolina)

Built:
Community:
Gaston County
State:
North Carolina
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