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Antebellum homes and plantations

Allen House

Dresser

At the Allen House in Alamance County, N.C., herbs hang to dry above a wooden colonial-era dresser. Rachel Allen, who lived in the house with John Allen and their family in the late 1700s, used herbs as remedies in her medical practice. To the right of the dresser, stairs ascend to the house’s loft.

Photograph by David Walbert

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