View, Edwards-Franklin House, Surry County, North Carolina

Edwards-Franklin House (Surry County, 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:: Gideon Edwards (planter and state senator), first owner; Meshack Franklin (landowner, politician, and member of Congress), second owner
Architectural note:: Franklin remodeled the home in the Federal style in the 1820s.
Historical note:: The structure is considered one of finest early houses in northwestern North Carolina.
Location:: Surry County (N.C.)
Subjects:: Historic buildings
Houses