Front view, Executive Mansion, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina

North Carolina Executive Mansion (Raleigh, N.C.)

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Title:: Front view, Executive Mansion, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
Topics:: Architecture
Subjects:: Architecture, Queen Anne
Mansions
Original Format:: Color slide
Extent:: 2 x 2 in.
Item identifier:: bh2070pnc002
Genre:: Architectural photographs
Location:: Raleigh (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.

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.

Architect:: Sloan, Samuel, 1815-1884 more info on Sloan, Samuel, 1815-1884
Architect-draftsman:: Bauer, Gustavus Adolphus, 1858-1898 more info on Bauer, Gustavus Adolphus, 1858-1898
Architect:: Hicks, William Jackson, 1827-1911 more info on Hicks, William Jackson, 1827-1911

Provenance note:: Governor Thomas Jarvis campaigned for the new governor's residence.
Architectural note:: The structure includes multiple gables and chimneys, floral patterned slate, and Eastlake style porches and balconies. The mansion also features Herringbone brick sidewalks with the signatures of convict brickmakers.
Historical note:: The structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location:: Raleigh (N.C.)
Subjects:: Governors -- North Carolina
Historic buildings
Mansions
National Register of Historic Places
Official residences
Latitude, Longitude:: 35.782684, -78.63615
External Resources:: North Carolina Executive Mansion