Front door, Eaton Place, Warrenton, North Carolina

Eaton Place (Warrenton, N.C.)
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Item information

Title:
Front door, Eaton Place, Warrenton, North Carolina
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Doors
Federal style
Greek revival (Architecture)
Summer houses (Seasonal dwellings)
Original Format:
Color slide
Item identifier:
buch0577
Photographer:
Buchman, Tim more info on Buchman, Tim 
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Location:
Warrenton (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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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: Eaton Place -- William Eaton House (Warrenton, Warren County, North Carolina)

Builder-architect:
more info on Holt, Jacob W., 1811-1880 
Built:
Street:
406 North Main Street
Community:
Warrenton
State:
North Carolina
Provenance note:
William Eaton (planter), first owner
Architectural note:
The home's interior trim was taken from Asher Benjamin's "Practical House Carpenter," and the curved stair was taken from Owen Biddle's "Young Carpenter's Assistant." The property includes a heart-shaped boxwood garden and brick outbuildings that match the main house.
Location:
Warrenton (N.C.)
Subjects:
Historic buildings
Historic sites
Houses
Plantation houses