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The Cupola House in historic Edenton, NC
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- Date created
- November 14, 2000
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- Edenton, North Carolina
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This is The Cupola House in historic Edenton, North Carolina. Here is a blurb on the history of the house from cupolahouse.org: “For over two and a quarter centuries, the Cupola House has stood watch from the north shore of Edenton Bay. It was built in 1758 by Francis Corbin, land agent for John Carteret, Earl of Granville. Carteret was one of the last famous Lords Proprietors who, in the 17th century, acquired vast territories south of Virginia from King Charles II. Corbin died in 1767, and Dr. Samuel Dickinson purchased the house the following year. His descendants called the Cupola House home for over 141 years.”
