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A Guide to the Historic Architecture of Eastern North Carolina (Richard Hampton Jenrette Series in Architecture and the Decorative Arts)

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Eastern North Carolina boasts one of the most oldest and most distinctive architecture within the state, from colonial churches and antebellum plantation houses to the imperiled lighthouses of the late nineteenth century. The more contemporary history of this predominantly agricultural region includes landscapes of small farmsteads, country churches, factories, tobacco barns, quiet maritime villages, and market towns. Of their guide to this wealthy and diverse architectural heritage, Catherine Bishir and Michael Southern introduce readers to more than 1,700 buildings in forty-one counties from the coast to Interstate 95. Written for travelers and residents alike, the book emphasizes buildings visible from the street and indicates which websites are open to the public.

Featuring more than 400 photographs and 30 maps, the guide is organized by counties, which can be grouped geographically. Sections most often begin with the county seat and work outward with concise entries that treat notable buildings, neighborhoods, and communities. The text highlights key architectural features and trends and relates buildings to the local and regional histories they represent.

A project of the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Workplace of the Division of Archives and History, the book reflects more than twenty-five years of fieldwork and research within the agency’s statewide architectural survey and National Register of Historic Places programs. Two future volumes will cover western and piedmont North Carolina.

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