Reece, Michael Dragon, Patricia J.Y. Joyner Library Sarahurst, Kinston, N.C., home of D.T. Edwards Postcard of Sarahurst, an historic home in Kinston, N.C., belonging to D.T. (Dr. Daniel Thomas) Edwards, publisher of the Kinston Free Press. Numbered R-23254. Addressed on verso to Miss Tabitha DeVisconti, Farmville, N.C., from Ronald. Date from postmark. 480.2.d2.90 192 0 1912 eng still image postcards 140mm x 90mm Historic buildings North Carolina Kinston United States North Carolina Lenoir County (N.C.) Kinston (N.C.) Edwards, D. T. (Daniel Thomas) Homes and haunts Sarahurst (Kinston, N.C.) Tabitha Marie DeVisconti Papers, (Collection #480, Box 2, Folder d, pc-480/90), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA Dr. Daniel Thomas Edwards, publisher of Kinston Free Press, owner of Sarahurst.  Cf. Moore, Nina. Kinston.  Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2002.  32. This item has been made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Researchers are responsible for using these materials in accordance with Title 17 of the United States Code and any other applicable statutes. If you are the creator or copyright holder of this item and would like it removed, please contact us at ALS_DIGITALPROJECTS@ECU.EDU Eastern North Carolina Postcard Collection encpost Architecture architecture 0480 Sarahurst, Kinston, N.C., home of D.T. Edwards Postcard of Sarahurst, an historic home in Kinston, N.C., belonging to D.T. (Dr. Daniel Thomas) Edwards, publisher of the Kinston Free Press. Numbered R-23254. Addressed on verso to Miss Tabitha DeVisconti, Farmville, N.C., from Ronald. Date from postmark. Historic buildings--North Carolina--Kinston United States--North Carolina--Lenoir County (N.C.)--Kinston (N.C.) 1912 StillImage postcards 140mm x 90mm J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University eng 192 This item has been made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Researchers are responsible for using these materials in accordance with Title 17 of the United States Code and any other applicable statutes. If you are the creator or copyright holder of this item and would like it removed, please contact us at ALS_DIGITALPROJECTS@ECU.EDU Edwards, D. T. (Daniel Thomas)--Homes and haunts Sarahurst (Kinston, N.C.) This fine home was built by Jesse Grainger as a wedding gift for his daughter, Capitola.  Mr. Grainger was a prominent businessman who accelerated the tobacco growing system from the farm to warehouse. The old high school and the Kinston baseball stadium are named after him. Sarahurst in this view is how the home looked soon after completion in 1904, when the home faced south, at the top of the hill, and facing the end of Queen Street with a grand view of downtown Kinston. In 1914 Queen Street was extended north and the home was moved just a short distance to the east and turned to face west (the leaded glass is better used that way with afternoon rainbows stretching all the way to the kitchen).  For ten years the home commanded the view of the hill and estate until the move was accomplished with mules and horses -an amazing feat. Many families have lived in Sarahurst and a nursery school operated once in the front parlor. The home was partitioned for multiple family occupation until Susan & David Hagins moved in and returned it to a single family home and did much modernization and remodeling in the late 80's. The home is approximately 5500 square feet with some basement access (dirt floor and unimproved), and a full access, walk up, floored attic.  With seven fireplaces, three bathrooms, large hallways, twelve foot ceilings, a massive front porch, a port cochere ( coach port ) with carriage step, a unique curved north wall with glazing in the dinning room all make the home a special place with a century of history in Kinston. The architecture of Sarahurst was repeated elsewhere with some variations -the basic style and look can be found in other structures, almost as if the plans were sold as they are today.  no dats ulgy local, filename 192.0001 22694240 image/tiff 6.0 PRONOM PUID: fmt/10 little endian uncompressed MD5 1D021EBE130CD5526540414B3BD48242 ecu:digital_collections 3403 2221 140 mm 90 mm 20060203 Digital Collections object plane in. 600 1 600 1 8 8 8 integer 3 internal local, filename 192.0002 23016680 image/tiff 6.0 PRONOM PUID: fmt/10 little endian uncompressed MD5 0F16D823FF3538F26A58DF72A9A39CFA ecu:digital_collections 3442 2227 140 mm 90 mm 20060203 Digital Collections object plane in. 600 1 600 1 8 8 8 integer 3 internal