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View, Pool Rock, Vance County, North Carolina

Pool Rock (Pool Rock Plantation, N.C.)
Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides)
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Item information

Title:
View, Pool Rock, Vance County, North Carolina
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Greek revival (Architecture)
Italianate (North American architecture styles)
Plantation houses
Original Format:
Color slide
Extent:
2 x 2 in.
Item identifier:
bh2022pnc010
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Names:
Pool Rock more info on Pool Rock (Vance County, N.C.) 
Location:
Vance County (N.C.)
Pool Rock Plantation (Vance 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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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.

Building: Pool Rock (Pool Rock Plantation, Vance County, North Carolina)

Builder-architect:
more info on Holt, Jacob W., 1811-1880 
Built:
Community:
Pool Rock Plantation
State:
North Carolina
Provenance note:
The rear house was built for James Taylor (planter), and the front for his daughter, Mary Elizabeth, first owners.
Architectural note:
The structure consists of two frame houses, one in front of the other, joined by a hyphen.
Historical note:
The structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location:
Pool Rock Plantation (Vance County, N.C.)
Subjects:
Historic buildings
Historic sites
National Register of Historic Places
Plantations