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40833
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What made the daunting task of restoring this former plantation house worthwhile: restoring also the only example in the county of transitional architecture between the Georgian and Federalist styles. What also made the task worthwhile was unexpected fruit of their labor: helping a local add a branch to her family tree, by the discovery of an ancestor born there.
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Foreman, John L., 1755-1818; Architecture, Federal style; Architecture, Georgian style; Plantations--Pitt County; Falkland----Greenwreath Plantation--John L. Foreman family; Nonprofit historic preservation organizations--Preservation North Carolina; Falkland--Greenwreath Plantation--slave descendants; Historic houses--Pitt County--Falkland; East Carolina University--Lifelong Learning Program--Greenwreath; Pitt County Historical Society--Greenwreath
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37358
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Historic Hope Foundation’s open house opens a door into the past of this house in Windsor. Also opening the door to Bertie’s County Colonial past is King-Bazemore House, moved on site from a few miles away. Described by the author as self-contained, Hope Plantation functioned through its own water powered grist mill, saw mill, blacksmith shop, blacksmith’s and cooper’s shops, and buildings for weaving and spinning. King-Bazemore’s “hall and parlor” design was common in dwellings from this era and its furnishings design is based on William King’s 1778 inventory.
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37382
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An exploration revealed its many purposes since 1784. Home for John Stanly Wright's family until the Civil War, it was General Burnside’s New Bern headquarters and a convent for the Sisters of Mercy through 1884. Heirs of James Bryan owned the house until 1932, when it was sold to the New Bern Library Association. The house was the town’s library for three decades before Tryon Palace Commission purchased the building, restored its Georgian style, and moved it to its current location, George Street.
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38303
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Originally known as the Governor’s Palace, Tryon Palace’s restoration in the late 1950s also entailed rebuilding its grounds. In this part of the project, preservationists had to employ educated guesswork and imagination more than archaeo-historical evidence.
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18846
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Based on the stylistic tradition of Wren's English Palladianism popularized in the 17th century, Georgian style architecture became popular in the 18th century in America. In North Carolina, many elements of the Georgian style are combine din imaginative and unconventional ways, producing unique visual effects.
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