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Orton house, on the Cape Fear River below Wilmington, N.C.

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Title
Orton house, on the Cape Fear River below Wilmington, N.C.
Collection

"The Pageant of America" Collection

v.13 - The American spirit in architecture

(unpublished photographs)

Residences, southern colonial.

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1860 - 1920 (Approximate)
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: PoA (UnPub.), v. 13.27.028
Topics
Houses -- North Carolina
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: [Handwritten on verso] Built in 1725 by Roger Moore, and in perfect preservation, having been continuously occupied. It is now the property of Dr. James Sprunt of Wilmington and is magnificently furnished. It is near the old town of Brunswick, which has been extinct for over a century and is in an estate of many thousand acres.
Physical Description
Extent: 10.5 x 13.5 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
TMS ID: 129154
TMS Object Number: PoA (UnPub.), v. 13.27.028
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a6601d40-c618-012f-db78-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1860: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Orton house, on the Cape Fear River below Wilmington, N.C." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1860 - 1920. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-62e6-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Orton house, on the Cape Fear River below Wilmington, N.C." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-62e6-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1860 - 1920). Orton house, on the Cape Fear River below Wilmington, N.C. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-62e6-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Orton house, on the Cape Fear River below Wilmington, N.C.