Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.
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1458
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Orton Plantation, built in the 1730s on the lower Cape Fear, has witnessed 250 years of North Carolina history and is a standing reminder of North Carolina's heritage. The gardens are open to the public from March to November.
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1459
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Sid Oakley, an internationally renowned potter and painter, creates his art at Cedar Creek, a ten-acre enclave of studios, kilns, and a showroom in southern Granville County.
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1460
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Completed in the spring of 1992, NationsBank Corporate Center is a $300 million, 60-story statement of NationsBank's prominent role in making Charlotte the new banking capital of the South.
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1461
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Over the last ten years, North Carolina nurserymen have expanded their capacity to furnish gardeners nationwide with plants grown in the state. The article lists thirty nurseries with addresses, phone numbers, and selections.
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Asheville's 95 year-old Manor Inn was saved from the wrecker's ball in 1989 by the intervention of the Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County. In 1991, Pam and Jim Turner bought the Manor Inn and converted it into apartments.
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1463
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Nancy Goodwin turned a love for gardening into Hillsborough-based Montrose Nursery, a growing center for horticultural education and enjoyment.
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1575
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The author describes the life and work of Sarah Blakeslee, transplanted North Carolina painter and consort of Francis Speight, a well-known native North Carolina painter.
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1576
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Architectural historian Laura Phillips has found imaginative examples of decorative painted finishes in Edgecombe County houses.
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1577
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A profile and history of four historic inns in Pinehurst.
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1578
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History surrounds the origin, development and maintenance of Tryon Palace and its gardens in New Bern.
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19330
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British colonists began constructing royal governor William Tryon's palace in 1767 complete with landscaped grounds. Plans or details concerning the landscaping do not exist but when but historical drawings of New Bern and archaeological excavations around the property influenced the contemporary gardens. Morley Jeffers Williams advised the layout of the recreated 18th-century English gardens around the palace, and his designs and procedures are described.
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19331
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Wilmington native Henry Bacon was responsible for designing the Lincoln Memorial and, on a smaller scale, for creating a distinct log cabin style within the state. The Linville style, named for the town of Linville, is a distinct style of mountain cabins, cottages, and churches which uses chestnut bark shingles. The article offers a brief biography of Bacon's life and how his background and life in North Carolina influenced the 'Linville design.'
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19333
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Fearrington is a modern village six miles south of Chapel Hill. Built on 1,100 acres of what was once the Fearrington Farm, the development is unique in its attention to the lands past use. When planning for Fearrington Village began in 1975, housing development was designed around the once lush pasture lands and with an agricultural feel to the buildings. The article outlines how the village was designed around the ideal of an English countryside but with classical southern influences.
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19336
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The Inn School is a renovated bed and breakfast with a long history. The building, once the Bingham School, exhibits three distinct architectural periods including: 18th-century log cabin, Federal style addition (1801), and Greek Revival elements (1836). Originally purchased by the North Carolina Historic Preservation Foundation and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977, it is now privately owned and maintained as a small inn.
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19337
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Edward Dudley became the first popularly elected governor of North Carolina. The transportation magnate from Wilmington built an imposing home on 400 Front Street first to entertain his business partners and later political figures. Present owner Thomas Wright III is responsible for the restoration and maintenance of one of Wilmington's most historic and impressive homes and his efforts to maintain and revive the former governor's residence are described within this article.
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