page_title: Edenton, North Carolina
section_title: Culture
hierarchical_section_title: Edenton, North Carolina / Culture
caption_attribution_description: English: View of northwest elevation of the Old Custom House, 403 Court Street, Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. Historic American Buildings Survey, The Library of Congress, Washington, D. C.
context_page_description: Edenton is a town in and the county seat of Chowan County, North Carolina, United States, on Albemarle Sound. The population was 5,004 at the 2010 census. Edenton is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region. In recent years Edenton has become a popular retirement location and a destination for heritage tourism.
  Edenton was the birthplace of Harriet Jacobs, an enslaved African American whose 1861 autobiography, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, is now considered an "American classic".
context_section_description: Located in northeastern North Carolina, Edenton is a small unique town known for its authentic 18th-, 19th- and early 20th-century architecture and the stories about the people behind these public buildings and homes. The Lane House dates from 1719 and may be the oldest house in the state of North Carolina. Edenton played a key role in the development of the colonies, the state and the nation. The Cupola House, a registered National Historic Landmark, was built by Francis Corbin in 1758 on the waterfront at Edenton where it stands today. The 1767 Chowan County Courthouse, another National Historic Landmark, has been used since its construction. The Barker House, home of Penelope Barker, the organizer of the first political action by women in the colonies, is operated as a house museum and to interpret colonial history. The home of James Iredell, Sr., is in Edenton and operated as a North Carolina Historic Site.
caption: Old Customs House, Edenton
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