Record #:

10635

Author(s):

Mincher, Ruth

Abstract:

In 1968, an Edgecombe County farmhouse was moved from its former location between Conetoe and Old Sparta to its present site on Saint Andrew Street in Tarboro as the first step in the long-range museum project of the Edgecombe County Historical Society. The home, believed to be built in 1810, was moved and restored with funding from a generous bequest by the late Katherine Pender, donations from members and friends of the Edgecombe County Historical Society, and a substantial grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The list of acquisitions for the museum continues to grow and currently includes a Holmes Cotton Gin, patented in 1793 by Hodgson Holmes of Augusta, GA, and a hand-woven bedspread made in 1819 by Polly Ann Stancil of Old Sparta. The Pender Museum was dedicated on October 15, 1969. Mrs. Robert W. Scott, North Carolina's First Lady, gave the dedication speech. Governor Scott attended and also spoke.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 38 Issue 14, Dec 1970, p17-18, il

Subject(s):

Museums--Tarboro; Museum buildings--Tarboro