Darden Hotel, also known as Conoho House and Hamilton House, is a historic

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building located at

Hamilton Hamilton may refer to: * Alexander Hamilton (1755/1757–1804), first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States * ''Hamilton'' (musical), a 2015 Broadway musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda ** ''Hamilton'' (al ...

Martin County, North Carolina Martin County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 22,031. Its county seat is Williamston, North Carolina, Williamston. History Ma ...

. It was built about 1843, and is a two-story, three bay by four bay, temple form frame building in the

Greek Revival Greek Revival architecture is a architectural style, style that began in the middle of the 18th century but which particularly flourished in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in northern Europe, the United States, and Canada, ...

style. It features a superimposed vernacular

Ionic order The Ionic order is one of the three canonic classical order, orders of classical architecture, the other two being the Doric order, Doric and the Corinthian order, Corinthian. There are two lesser orders: the Tuscan order, Tuscan (a plainer Doric) ...

double

portico A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea was widely used in ancient Greece and has influenced many cu ...

. It was listed on the

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in 1975.

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Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Greek Revival architecture in North Carolina Hotel buildings completed in 1843 Buildings and structures in Martin County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Martin County, North Carolina 1843 establishments in North Carolina {{MartinCountyNC-NRHP-stub