c. 1791 Federal in Greenville, NC
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National Register
5157 N Hwy 43, Greenville, NC 27834
$199,000- 4 Bed
- 2.5 Bath
- 3000 Sq Ft
- 1.41 Ac.
Stately, Prestigious Georgian/Federal home minutes from Vidant Hospital and Greenville. Towering 2-story foyer. Throughout the interior of this home is master craftsmanship particularly in the formal room's chair rail and mantels. Also includes 3 history outbuildings. Registered with Preservation North Carolina and on National Register of Historic Places. Property is eligible for historic preservation tax credits.
Contact Information
Marty Mills, Prudential Prime252-347-4477
Links, Photos & Additional Info
State: North Carolina | Region: South (South Atlantic) | Associated Styles or Type: Federal
Period & Associated Styles: Colonial Era, Federal (1780-1840) | Misc: Fixer-Uppers, National Register, OHD Favs
Period & Associated Styles: Colonial Era, Federal (1780-1840) | Misc: Fixer-Uppers, National Register, OHD Favs
15 Comments on c. 1791 Federal in Greenville, NC
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A very handsome classic North Carolina house. Nice yard, prime set of entrance gates, some good Federal details. Alterations appear to have been minor, with original fabric mostly intact.
The seemingly original paint on the stair risers hints at a once vivid ‘American Fancy’ interior. The front room with three aspects is especially nice.
I wish it were a bit larger; the saltbox-style side elevation with compound shed additions is picturesque but maybe doesn’t make for the best arrangement of rooms inside. There’s excellent compensation, though, in the handsome outbuilding whose interior is shown — an excellent space to restore and annex. I like this one – and very cheap.
Beautiful. Needs some more property or a farm easement. Cleaned up but not overdone with room for improvement and even personal expression. Can’t beat the price unless there are unseen issues. There seem to be thousands of these in NC!
Why does this house remind me of the house in Forest Gump – especially the view from the porch steps!
This does look excellent for the price. Nice photos too…
except for the one where they are almost out of toilet paper. At least you can charge your phone while visiting the toilet.
What were those outbuildings originally used for? Especially the one whose interior is shown. Who lived there?
Guess who.
Those are far too nice for slaves’ quarters, plus they’re right in the back yard. That’s why I’m asking.
The NRHP nomination says it was used with later additions as a tenant house. The Census shows 5 family and 12 slaves in 1790, increasing to 11 family by 1800 and 75 slaves by 1810. Other properties I’ve seen had slave quarters close at hand, probably so the masters could keep an eye on them. I don’t know how one could determine its original use for sure.
http://www.hpo.ncdcr.gov/nr/PT0044.pdf
I would think visitors, tenants and/or those that managed the slaves and plantation. I agree that the larger outbuilding appears too nice for slave quarters. Formal, symmetrical, wide mouldings, center chimney, windows and fireplace mantel equivalent to the main house in quality… don’t make for slave quarters.
I have no idea what the original purpose of this particular outbuilding was, but you can’t automatically dismiss the idea that a building might have been a slave quarters based on the fact that it’s decently built and included moldings, etc. Most slave quarters in the south were horrendous places to live, but there were some exceptions to the rule. The later ones tended to be better built, as did the ones located in town, or located closer to a main house. I have a boatload of pictures of slave quarters saved up (not sure why), and here are a few of the nicer ones; “nicer” of course being a relative term:
Selma, AL
http://cache.virtualtourist.com/15/6202253-barker_slave_quarters_Selma.
Appomattox Courthouse, VA
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3018/2869648451_ddfc66217b.jpg
Natchez, MS
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2597/4517142652_fef633439d_z.jpg
Natchez. MS
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8xW1Wuae0z4/SqzWfxytgYI/AAAAAAAABaA/pCYd1QbhfvY/s1600/DSC00364.JPG
James City, NC
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5297/5480099520_d6bf154095_z.jpg
Wilmington, NC
http://flowergardengirl.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/wilmington-2-086.jpg
Wilmington, NC
http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1343/802870697_8d1bfc7782_z.jpg
Sitting room mantel from slave quarters inDuval County, FL
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/pnp/habshaer/fl/fl0100/fl0159/photos/052265pv.jpg
Bedroom mantel from slave quarters in Mobile, AL
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tuNhaRRYWGE/T2y2b3w6neI/AAAAAAAAQcI/Y0G-5A1_BLM/s1600/St+John+house+040.jpg
Dammit, my favorite one got cut off!
http://cache.virtualtourist.com/15/6202253-barker_slave_quarters_Selma.jpg
True, there is no way to know for sure. Most of your examples look more obviously to be built to house a group of slaves (several doors ,etc). Also it’s right in front of the house. But I suppose showing off your slave count might have been fashionable at some point.
That building seems to have an ell in the aerial view but not in the listing?
Mt. Vernon does have the better slave quarters in a similar placement with respect to the main house.
Perhaps a school for the slave and farm children? Or for the local children? Maybe a kitchen? Just a few ideas. An aerial photo would be best to help determine slave quarter placement. Wonder where the smoke house was located? This is a nice home for the money.
These slave quarters are not uncommon.mulatto slaves and house servant had better living quarters and clothes.these quarters were also used for tenant farmers after emancipation.