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View, Alexander Long House, Rowan County, North Carolina

Alexander Long House (Rowan County, N.C.)
Tim Buchman Photographs, 1988-1998 (MC00583)
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Item information

Title:
View, Alexander Long House, Rowan County, North Carolina
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Houses
Original Format:
Color slide
Item identifier:
buch0491
Photographer:
Buchman, Tim more info on Buchman, Tim 
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Location:
Rowan County (N.C.)
Digital Project:
Built Heritage

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
For more information:
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: Long, Alexander House (Rowan County, North Carolina)

Built:
Community:
Rowan County
State:
North Carolina
Provenance note:
Alexander Long (farmer and river ferry runner) and Elizabeth Chapman Long, first owner.
Architectural note:
The house features one of the state's finest examples of decorative brickwork. The structure is the only home in North Carolina to use hearts with a couple's initials in its brickwork, though this detail was seen throughout the mid-Atlantic.
Location:
Rowan County (N.C.)
Subjects:
Historic buildings
Houses