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Davenport House (Creswell, North Carolina)
Davenport House is a historic homestead located on Mount Tabor Road in Creswell, North Carolina, Creswell, Washington County, North Carolina. It was built about 1815, and is a -story, heavy timber-frame cottage. The layout of the house is a one-room core and an engaged porch with a rear shed room and features a broken-slope roof. The architecture of the home is classified as a "coastal cottage" in North Carolina regional architecture. Few examples of this style of home have survived, but similar one-room core historic homes include Purefoy-Chappell House and Outbuildings, Purefoy-Chappell House and the Cullen and Elizabeth Jones House. It is the oldest homestead available for public viewing in the region. The homestead is part of the estate of Daniel Davenport, the first representative to the North Carolina Senate from Washington County. (It is noted that Davenport was a slave owner, although his descendants were not.). The house itself is presumed to have been built by his daughte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Creswell, North Carolina
Creswell is a town in Washington County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 276 at the 2010 census. Geography Creswell is located at (35.870190, -76.393791). The town is located in the North Carolina Inner Banks on the north-central portion of the Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula, and along the western edge of the southern portions of the Scuppernong River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 278 people, 118 households, and 86 families residing in the town. The population density was 666.0 people per square mile (255.6/km2). There were 141 housing units at an average density of 337.8 per square mile (129.6/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 50.00% White, 39.93% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 1.80% Pacific Islander, 4.68% from other races, and 2.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.83% of the population. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |