View, Eng Bunker Corncrib, Surry County, North Carolina

Eng Bunker Corncrib (Mount Airy, N.C.)
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Item information

Title:
View, Eng Bunker Corncrib, Surry County, North Carolina
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Corncribs
Original Format:
Color slide
Item identifier:
buch0537
Photographer:
Buchman, Tim more info on Buchman, Tim 
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Location:
Surry 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:
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).
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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: Bunker, Eng Corncrib (Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina)

Built:
Street:
2475 Rockford St
Community:
Mount Airy
State:
NC
Zip:
27030
Provenance note:
Eng Bunker (farmer and "Siamese" twin sideshow performer) and Sarah Bunker, first owner
Architectural note:
Constructed of unprocessed, well-spaced logs, the structure typifies the corncribs built in the state in the nineteenth century. The corncrib also features a cantilevered entry shelter.
Historical note:
The corncrib was built in the mid-nineteenth century.
Location:
Mount Airy (N.C.)
Subjects:
Corncribs
Farm buildings
Historic buildings
Latitude, Longitude:
36.467521, -80.625773