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Front view, 409 Elliott Street, Edenton Cotton Mill Village, Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina

Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides)
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Item information

Title:
Front view, 409 Elliott Street, Edenton Cotton Mill Village, Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Houses
Original Format:
Color slide
Extent:
2 x 2 in.
Item identifier:
bh1346pnc003
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Names:
Edenton Cotton Mill Village more info on Edenton Cotton Mill Village (Edenton, N.C.) 
Location:
Edenton (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).
RightsStatements.org:
In Copyright
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0
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.

Landscape: Edenton Cotton Mill Village (Edenton, Chowan, North Carolina)

Architect:
more info on C.R. Makepeace and Company (Providence, R.I.) 
Built:
Community:
Edenton
State:
North Carolina
Provenance note:
Edenton Cotton Mill and its affiliated mill village were established in 1898-1899 by nineteen local businessmen. Houses were constructed until 1920.
Historical note:
Edenton Cotton Mill and Village make up one of the best preserved examples of the type in eastern North Carolina. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Architectural note:
Most of the village houses are single-story, gable-sided frame structures with front porches and rear ells. Many have two front entrances, allowing them to function as duplexes.
Location:
Edenton (N.C.)
Subjects:
Historic buildings
Historic sites
National Register of Historic Places