Interior view, Dougherty House (Appalachian Heritage Museum), Watauga County, North Carolina

Dauphin House -- Appalachian Heritage Museum (Watauga County, N.C.)
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Item information

Title:
Interior view, Dougherty House (Appalachian Heritage Museum), Watauga County, North Carolina
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Houses
Original Format:
Color slide
Extent:
2 x 2 in.
Item identifier:
bh2111pnc003
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Location:
Watauga County (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.

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: Dougherty, Dauphin Disco House -- Appalachian Heritage Museum (Watauga County, North Carolina)

Cabinetmaker:
more info on Cook, Adolphus, carpenter 
Built:
Community:
Watauga County
State:
North Carolina
Provenance note:
The house was built for Dauphin Disco and Lillie Dougherty, first owners. Dougherty and his brother Blanford Barnard Dougherty founded Appalachian State University.
Architectural note:
The house is significant as an example of a turn of the century mountain residence. The one story wraparound porch has been enclosed on one side.
Historical note:
The original location was on Rivers Street in Boone, and the house was moved and restored as a museum in the 1980s.
Location:
Watauga County (N.C.)
Subjects:
Historic buildings
Houses