Cupola House - Edenton NC
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N 36° 03.423 W 076° 36.568
18S E 355041 N 3991474
Cupola House, in Edenton, North Carolina is an architecturally significant building featuring a cupola. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970
Waymark Code: WM6H7V
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 06/05/2009
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The house is 2.5 stories and was originally situated on a very spacious lot extending to the Edenton Bay. The property was owned by a succession of merchants, including Richard Sanderson, a shipowner. Francis Corbin bought the lot in 1756 and built the current residence.
Set between two large brick chimneys, the house features wooden weatherboards and heavy shingles on its gabled roof. Two rooms surround a central passageway, which was an uncommon layout in colonial North Carolina but was not rare in other colonies. The unique aspect of the house is its combination of a cupola with an overhanging upper story. The cupola is octagon-shaped and covered in wood that has been cut to imitate stonework.
Inside, the house features elaborate finishing which denotes the "social hierarchy" of the rooms.The balustrade of the staircase in the central hallway features carved floral decorations and moldings, while the doors leading to the two main rooms extend up to the ceiling. The house includes ornate mantels and woodwork throughout.
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