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View, Cupola House, Edenton, North Carolina

Cupola House (Edenton, N.C.)
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Item information

Title:
View, Cupola House, Edenton, North Carolina
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Houses
Original Format:
Color slide
Item identifier:
buch1014
Photographer:
Buchman, Tim more info on Buchman, Tim 
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Location:
Edenton (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: Cupola House (Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina)

Architect:
more info on Kirshaw, Robert 
Built:
Street:
408 South Broad Street
Community:
Edenton
State:
North Carolina
Zip:
27932
Provenance note:
Francis Corbin (Lord Granville's land agent), first owner; Samuel Dickinson (physician and businessman), second owner
Architectural note:
The home is considered one of the finest examples of colonial architecture in the state, and is the only dwelling in the South with the second story overhang characteristic of New England colonial architecture.
Historical note:
The home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and as a National Historical Landmark.
Location:
Edenton (N.C.)
Subjects:
Historic buildings
Houses
National Historic Landmarks
National Register of Historic Places
Latitude, Longitude:
36.057778, -76.610556