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Interior with stairway, Eaton Place, Warrenton, North Carolina

Eaton Place (Warrenton, N.C.)
Tim Buchman Photographs, 1988-1998 (MC00583)
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Item information

Title:
Interior with stairway, Eaton Place, Warrenton, North Carolina
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Doors
Federal style
Greek revival (Architecture)
Stairs
Summer houses (Seasonal dwellings)
Original Format:
Color slide
Item identifier:
buch0582
Photographer:
Buchman, Tim more info on Buchman, Tim 
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Location:
Warrenton (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
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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: 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