View, Portico, Hayes Plantation, Edenton, North Carolina

Hayes Plantation House (Edenton, N.C.)
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Item information

Title:
View, Portico, Hayes Plantation, Edenton, North Carolina
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Plantation houses
Original Format:
Color slide
Item identifier:
buch0140
Photographer:
Buchman, Tim more info on Buchman, Tim 
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Location:
Edenton (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, which provide access to documentation on hundreds of buildings and structures in North Carolina dating from the 1700s to the early 1900s.

Source information

Repository:
Preservation North Carolina
Collection:
Tim Buchman Photographs, 1988-1998 (MC00583) 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.

Building: Hayes Plantation House (Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina)

Provenance note:
James C. Johnston (planter), first owner; Edward Wood, second owner
Architectural note:
The building is considered one of the state's most important plantation houses of the Federal period. The exterior blends a Palladian form with Adamesque and Greek Revival features to create a unique composition. The interior uses early Greek Revival motifs as well as Gothic Revival details. Architect Nichols also functioned as the carpenter on the project.
Historical note:
The home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and as a National Historical Landmark.
Location:
Edenton (N.C.)
Subjects:
Historic buildings
Houses
National Historic Landmarks
National Register of Historic Places
Plantation houses
Latitude, Longitude:
36.053233, -76.602446
External Resources:
National Historic Landmarks Program: Hayes Plantation