Record #:

29265

Author(s):

Harker, Maxine

Abstract:

A house called Lafayette is one of the few reminders left in Lenoir County of the time when the British ruled the land and the county was named Dobbs. Built by the Whitfield family before 1790, the house remained mostly vacant for nearly a century. After much vandalism and folklore, Lafayette was renovated and preserved.

Source:

Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 8 Issue 9, Nov 1980, p52-53, il, por

Subject(s):

Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration--Lenoir County