Howell Homeplace, also known as the William Brinkley Howell Homeplace, is a historic home located near

Tarboro Tarboro is a town located in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Rocky Mount Rocky Mount metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 ...

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. The frame dwelling dates to the mid-19th century, and is a two-story cubicle house sheathed in weatherboard with a hipped roof. The vernacular

Greek Revival The Greek Revival was an architectural movement which began in the middle of the 18th century but which particularly flourished in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in northern Europe and the United States and Canada, but ...

interior features extraordinary painted decoration in the entrance and stairhalls. The decoration is attributed to Edward Zoeller, a Bavarian fresco painter, who also decorated the Redmond-Shackelford House. Also on the property is a contributing outbuilding. It was listed on the

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in 1984.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Greek Revival houses in North Carolina Houses in Edgecombe County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Edgecombe County, North Carolina {{EdgecombeCountyNC-NRHP-stub