Interior, Palmer-Marsh House, Bath, North Carolina

Palmer-Marsh House (Bath, N.C.)

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Item information

Repository:: Preservation North Carolina
Collection:: Tim Buchman Photographs, 1988-1998 (MC00583) held by Preservation North Carolina
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Provenance note:: Michael Coutanche (French merchant, justice, and assemblyman), first owner. Robert Palmer (surveyor-general from Scotland) second owner. In 1802 the house passed to Jonathan and Daniel Gould Marsh (shipowners and merchants from Rhode Island).
Historical note:: Parts of the house may date to 1751, though the house was initially dated to 1740. One of the most notable mid-eighteenth century homes standing in North Carolina, the property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and as a National Historic Landmark.
Architectural note:: The English bond chimney is considered to be one of the state's finest examples of brick masonry. The house also includes a Flemish bond chimney and original Georgian woodwork.
Location:: Bath (N.C.)
Subjects:: Historic buildings
Houses
National Historic Landmarks
National Register of Historic Places