Along the banks of the old Northeast
Subtitle: the historical and architectural development of Duplin County, North Carolina
By: Jennifer F. Martin.
Contributors: Duplin County Historical Foundation.
Publisher: Duplin County Historical Foundation
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Rose Hill, N.C. (P.O. Box 130, Rose Hill, 28458)
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
Subjects: Historic buildings -- North Carolina -- Duplin County.; Architecture -- North Carolina -- Duplin County.; Duplin County (N.C.) -- History, Local.
Description: A comprehensive study of a unique architectural landscape shaped by a past little known before now except by a few. This is the first book to consider Duplin's economic, social, and cultural history and the historic buildings these forces created. From the modest coastal cottages, whose uncommon form is tied to the climate of the region, the grand Greek Revival homes constructed for the county's elite in the years before the Civil War, to the towns the railroad built and the farms where the naval stores industry and tobacco once reigned, Duplin's architecture tells the story of county and her people with over 460 photographs and illustrations that offer an unexpected view of Duplin's special places.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-251) and indexes.