National Historic Landmark · house · Edenton, North Carolina

Cupola House

Historic house in North Carolina, United States in Edenton, North Carolina. Built 1758. Added to the National Register in 1970, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkBuilt 1758Listed 1970
Cupola House (1758)Cupola House, 408 South Broad Street, Edenton (Chowan County, North Carolina)Cupola House, 408 South Broad Street, Edenton, Chowan County, NC HABS NC,21-EDET,3- (sheet 0 of 14)Cupola House, 408 South Broad Street, Edenton, Chowan County, NC HABS NC,21-EDET,3- (sheet 1 of 14)
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What it is

Wikipedia · Cupola House (Edenton, North Carolina)

The Cupola House is a historic house museum in Edenton, North Carolina. Built in 1756–1758, it is the second oldest building in Edenton, and the only known surviving example in the American South of a "jutt," or overhanging second floor. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address408 S. Broad St., Edenton, NC
CountyChowan County
ListedApr 15, 1970
Reference number70000889
Built1758
Type of placehouse
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address408 S. Broad St., Edenton, NC
Coordinates36.05758, -76.60960 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitFort Raleigh National Historic Site · 51 mi · on Park Atlas
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Why you would stay

Map

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Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 70000889. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.