A Guide to the Historic Architecture of Eastern North Carolina

by Bishir, Catherine W.

• ISBN13: 9780807845943
• ISBN10: 0807845949
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-10-01
• Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Pr

Summary

Eastern North Carolina boasts some of the oldest and most distinctive architecture in the state, from colonial churches and antebellum plantation houses to the imperiled lighthouses of the late nineteenth century. The more recent history of this predominantly agricultural region includes landscapes of small farmsteads, country churches, factories, tobacco barns, quiet maritime villages, and market towns. In their guide to this rich and diverse architectural heritage, Catherine Bishir and Michael Southern introduce readers to more than 1,700 buildings in forty-one counties from the coast to Interstate 95. Written for travelers and residents alike, the book emphasizes buildings visible from the road and indicates which sites are open to the public.Featuring more than 400 photographs and 30 maps, the guide is organized by counties, which are grouped geographically. Sections typically begin with the county seat and work outward with concise entries that treat notable buildings, neighborhoods, and communities. The text highlights key architectural features and trends and relates buildings to the local and regional histories they represent.A project of the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office of the Division of Archives and History, the book reflects more than twenty-five years of fieldwork and research in the agency's statewide architectural survey and National Register of Historic Places programs. Two future volumes will cover western and piedmont North Carolina.

Table of Contents

Contents

Preface

Introduction

Tidewater Currituck County

Camden County

Pasquotank County

Perquimans County

Gates County

Chowan County

Washington County

Tyrrell County

Dare County

Hyde County

Beaufort County

Pamlico County

Craven County

Jones County

Carteret County

Onslow County

Pender County

New Hanover County

Brunswick County

Coastal Plain Hertford County

Bertie County

Martin County

Northampton County

Halifax County

Edgecombe County

Nash County Wilson County

Pitt County

Greene County Lenoir County

Wayne County Johnston County

Harnett County

Cumberland County

Sampson County

Duplin County

Bladen County

Columbus County

Robeson County

Hoke County

Scotland County

Glossary

Bibliography and Sources of Information

Photography Credits

Index Maps

County

County Map Groupings Currituck

Camden

Pasquotank Perquimans

Gates

Chowan Washington

Tyrrell Dare Hyde Beaufort Pamlico

Craven

Jones Carteret Onslow

Pender New Hanover

Brunswick Hertford

Bertie

Martin Northampton

Halifax Edgecombe

Nash

Wilson Pitt

Greene

Lenoir Wayne

Johnston Harnett

Cumberland Sampson

Duplin Bladen

Columbus Robeson

Hoke

Scotland City

Elizabeth City Edenton Washington

New Bern Beaufort

Wilmington Roanoke Rapids

Tarboro Rocky Mount Wilson

Greenville Kinston Goldsboro Fayetteville

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