- Cupola House (Edenton, North Carolina)
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Cupola House
Cupola House
Location: 408 S. Broad St., Edenton, North Carolina Coordinates: 36°3′28″N 76°36′38″W / 36.05778°N 76.61056°WCoordinates: 36°3′28″N 76°36′38″W / 36.05778°N 76.61056°W Built: 1725 Architect: Unknown Architectural style: Colonial, Georgian, Other Governing body: Local NRHP Reference#: 70000889 Significant dates Added to NRHP: April 15, 1970[1] Designated NHL: April 15, 1970[2] Cupola House, in Edenton, North Carolina is an architecturally significant building featuring a cupola. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970.[2][3]
The house is 2.5 stories and was originally situated on a very spacious lot extending to the Edenton Bay.[4] The property was owned by a succession of merchants, including Richard Sanderson, a shipowner. Francis Corbin bought the lot in 1756 and built the current residence.[4]
Set between two large brick chimneys, the house features wooden weatherboards and heavy shingles on its gabled roof. Two rooms surround a central passageway, which was an uncommon layout in colonial North Carolina but was not rare in other colonies. The unique aspect of the house is its combination of a cupola with an overhanging upper story.[4] The cupola is octagon-shaped and covered in wood that has been cut to imitate stonework.[4]
Inside, the house features elaborate finishing which denotes the "social hierarchy" of the rooms.[4] The balustrade of the staircase in the central hallway features carved floral decorations and moldings, while the doors leading to the two main rooms extend up to the ceiling.[4] The house includes ornate mantels and woodwork throughout.[4]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b "Cupola House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1045&ResourceType=Building. Retrieved 2008-02-24.
- ^ Polly M. Rettig and Charles W. Snell (January 7, 1970), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Cupola HousePDF (32 KB), National Park Service and Accompanying three photos, exterior, from 1969 and 1975PDF (32 KB)
- ^ a b c d e f g Bishir, Catherine (2005). North Carolina Architecture. UNC Press. pp. 20–24. http://books.google.com/books?id=NccTgQkmPIEC&client=opera.
External links
- Cupola House Association
- Historic Edenton - arranges tours of Cupola House
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