The North Carolinian Building 3
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Originally built as a Greek Revival office building about 1859, this Elizabeth City, North Carolina (Pasquotank County) building was converted about 1880 into an Italianate style structure. Here Dr. Palemon John (c 1827-1902) published his weekly newspaper, "The North Carolinian", published from 1869 to 1902. In addition to housing a newspaper, the building has served as "a piano store, music shop, marriage chapel law offices, and as a barbershop."** It was again a law office in 2018, the date of this photo. The sign at the bottom right of the structure memorializes the first account of the Wright Brothers aeronautical efforts. Quoting from the sign which quotes from the newspaper's August 1, 1901 edition: "If report is to be credited, there is building on an unfrequented part of Carolina's coast an air-ship . . . An Ohio inventor with two companions and fellow-workmen, it is stated, have located . . . near Nags Head . . . and have been there busied for sometime in the perfection of a machine with which they expect to solve the problem of aerial navigation." The sign also shows an illustration of the building circa 1871.
** from Elizabeth City Historic District (Additional Documentation) 2021 www.dncr.nc.gov/nr/pk0003ad/open
This commercial structure is a 2-story brick building with a wooden storefront. The eave has prominent brackets which are duplicated on the lower level storefront cornices Four 1/1 sash windows on the upper level accentuate the symmetry of the structure; the window caps are molded and the sills are of stone. In the center of the street level is a single-leaf wooden door with panels and a rectangular transom with 2 vertical panes. At each side of this entrance are wood doors with a single large glass. There are variations in the transoms, a feature that might indicate a later alteration. To the side of each of the glass doors is a large 4-pane display window. On the upper level cornice and in the storefront cornice is a course of ornamentation consisting of alternating circles and diamond shapes. The building is included in the Elizabeth City Historic District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places, October 18, 1977 with reference number 77001007. The nomination form is found at files.nc.gov/ncdcr/nr/PK0003.pdf
See also:
Elizabeth City Historic Walking Tour--Main Street Commercial District visitelizabethcity.com//images/wp-content/uploads/2014/02...
Historic and Architectural Resources of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, 1793-1943
npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/64500359_text
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
The North Carolinian Building 3
[This set on the North Carolinian Building contains 7 photos] This is a creative commons image, which you may freely use by linking to this page. Please respect the photographer and his work.
Originally built as a Greek Revival office building about 1859, this Elizabeth City, North Carolina (Pasquotank County) building was converted about 1880 into an Italianate style structure. Here Dr. Palemon John (c 1827-1902) published his weekly newspaper, "The North Carolinian", published from 1869 to 1902. In addition to housing a newspaper, the building has served as "a piano store, music shop, marriage chapel law offices, and as a barbershop."** It was again a law office in 2018, the date of this photo. The sign at the bottom right of the structure memorializes the first account of the Wright Brothers aeronautical efforts. Quoting from the sign which quotes from the newspaper's August 1, 1901 edition: "If report is to be credited, there is building on an unfrequented part of Carolina's coast an air-ship . . . An Ohio inventor with two companions and fellow-workmen, it is stated, have located . . . near Nags Head . . . and have been there busied for sometime in the perfection of a machine with which they expect to solve the problem of aerial navigation." The sign also shows an illustration of the building circa 1871.
** from Elizabeth City Historic District (Additional Documentation) 2021 www.dncr.nc.gov/nr/pk0003ad/open
This commercial structure is a 2-story brick building with a wooden storefront. The eave has prominent brackets which are duplicated on the lower level storefront cornices Four 1/1 sash windows on the upper level accentuate the symmetry of the structure; the window caps are molded and the sills are of stone. In the center of the street level is a single-leaf wooden door with panels and a rectangular transom with 2 vertical panes. At each side of this entrance are wood doors with a single large glass. There are variations in the transoms, a feature that might indicate a later alteration. To the side of each of the glass doors is a large 4-pane display window. On the upper level cornice and in the storefront cornice is a course of ornamentation consisting of alternating circles and diamond shapes. The building is included in the Elizabeth City Historic District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places, October 18, 1977 with reference number 77001007. The nomination form is found at files.nc.gov/ncdcr/nr/PK0003.pdf
See also:
Elizabeth City Historic Walking Tour--Main Street Commercial District visitelizabethcity.com//images/wp-content/uploads/2014/02...
Historic and Architectural Resources of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, 1793-1943
npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/64500359_text
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License