Redmond-Shackelford House is a historic home located at

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 ...

Edgecombe County, North Carolina Edgecombe County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 48,900. Its county seat is Tarboro. Edgecombe County is part of the Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Metropolitan Statistical Area. ...

. It was built in 1885, and is a two-story, three bay

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style

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ed brick dwelling with a one-story rear wing. It features concave

mansard roof A mansard or mansard roof (also called a French roof or curb roof) is a four-sided gambrel-style hip roof characterised by two slopes on each of its sides, with the lower slope, punctured by dormer windows, at a steeper angle than the upper. The ...

s on both sections with round-arched dormers. The interior features an array of painted and plaster ornament. The decoration is attributed to Edward Zoeller, a Bavarian fresco painter, who also decorated the

Howell Homeplace Howell Homeplace, also known as the William Brinkley Howell Homeplace, is a historic home located near Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina. The frame dwelling dates to the mid-19th century, and is a two-story cubicle house sheathed in weath ...

. Also on the property is a contributing brick kitchen with a hipped roof. It was listed on the

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in 1976. It is located in the

Tarboro Historic District Tarboro Historic District is a national historic district located near Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 364 contributing buildings in central Tarboro. It includes a variety of industrial, commercial, residentia ...

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Second Empire architecture in North Carolina Houses completed in 1885 Houses in Edgecombe County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Edgecombe County, North Carolina Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in North Carolina {{EdgecombeCountyNC-NRHP-stub