http://www.flickr.com/photos/universalpops/tags/glass/ Tue, 06 Nov 2012 04:54:24 -0800 Tue, 06 Nov 2012 04:54:24 -0800 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2728/buddyicons/43164076@N06.jpg?1326511569#43164076@N06 http://www.flickr.com/photos/universalpops/tags/glass/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/universalpops/8160933866/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/universalpops/">Universal Pops</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/universalpops/8160933866/" title="Hotel Norton 3"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8482/8160933866_7e068cdfe6_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Hotel Norton 3" /></a></p> <p>This is a Creative Commons image, one that you may use freely; however, if you use this image on your web site, you need to recognize the work of the photographer by linking back to this photo. Your views and comments are very much appreciated. Thank you! <br /> <br /> [The Hotel Norton set contains 7 photos] The 45,000 square-foot Hotel Norton in the center of the town of Norton was completed in 1920 across from the N&amp;W railroad depot (no longer in existence), convenient for travelers. It was a first-class hotel with the luxury of private bathrooms and steam heat. Designed by Thomas Seabrook Brown (Bristol, Virginia and Washington D. C.), the structure is a commercial structure in Colonial Revival style. That it was constructed in a small coal-mining town makes its presence all that more uncommon. The cost was $375,000, which at that time was a substantial sum. The first guest in this 100-room building was the noted evangelist, Billy Sunday. By 1961 the hotel was no longer in use. A period of deterioration set in. In 1994 the city of Norton purchased the structure and renovation began. I’m not certain of its current use (2013).<br /> <br /> The façade displays three divisions: sandstone base (from Kentucky) for the lobby and main floor; a brick center section of four floors, American bond; and stone and brick entablature at the top. On the top level are decorative panels are placed between the windows, above which is a prominently overhanging wooden cornice and then a brick parapet. In the base are set large windows with patterned transoms. The front façade is symmetrical with windows occupying three bays. The center portion consists of wide windows flanked by smaller windows, all with a shared sill. To either side of the center section are pairs of windows. The longer side façade consists of three distinct divisions, the middle portion set back from the sidewalk. There are two entrances, one on each façade. The main entrance is composed of French doors with transoms and sidelights; the side entrance is less detailed. Marquees of glass and ornamented metal are found above both entrances. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places May 16, 2002 with ID #02000524. My major source of information is the detailed NRHP nomination form located at the Virginia Department of Historic Resources website. This document also contains a thorough description of the interior of the building.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Wise/146-0005_Hotel_Norton_2002_Final_Nomination.pdf" rel="nofollow">www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Wise/146-0005_Hot...</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>. If you use this image on your web site, you need to provide a link to this photo.</p> Tue, 06 Nov 2012 04:54:24 -0800 2011-08-22T16:59:05-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Universal Pops) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8160933866 Hotel Norton 3 <p>This is a Creative Commons image, one that you may use freely; however, if you use this image on your web site, you need to recognize the work of the photographer by linking back to this photo. Your views and comments are very much appreciated. Thank you! <br /> <br /> [The Hotel Norton set contains 7 photos] The 45,000 square-foot Hotel Norton in the center of the town of Norton was completed in 1920 across from the N&amp;W railroad depot (no longer in existence), convenient for travelers. It was a first-class hotel with the luxury of private bathrooms and steam heat. Designed by Thomas Seabrook Brown (Bristol, Virginia and Washington D. C.), the structure is a commercial structure in Colonial Revival style. That it was constructed in a small coal-mining town makes its presence all that more uncommon. The cost was $375,000, which at that time was a substantial sum. The first guest in this 100-room building was the noted evangelist, Billy Sunday. By 1961 the hotel was no longer in use. A period of deterioration set in. In 1994 the city of Norton purchased the structure and renovation began. I’m not certain of its current use (2013).<br /> <br /> The façade displays three divisions: sandstone base (from Kentucky) for the lobby and main floor; a brick center section of four floors, American bond; and stone and brick entablature at the top. On the top level are decorative panels are placed between the windows, above which is a prominently overhanging wooden cornice and then a brick parapet. In the base are set large windows with patterned transoms. The front façade is symmetrical with windows occupying three bays. The center portion consists of wide windows flanked by smaller windows, all with a shared sill. To either side of the center section are pairs of windows. The longer side façade consists of three distinct divisions, the middle portion set back from the sidewalk. There are two entrances, one on each façade. The main entrance is composed of French doors with transoms and sidelights; the side entrance is less detailed. Marquees of glass and ornamented metal are found above both entrances. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places May 16, 2002 with ID #02000524. My major source of information is the detailed NRHP nomination form located at the Virginia Department of Historic Resources website. This document also contains a thorough description of the interior of the building.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Wise/146-0005_Hotel_Norton_2002_Final_Nomination.pdf" rel="nofollow">www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Wise/146-0005_Hot...</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>. If you use this image on your web site, you need to provide a link to this photo.</p> Universal Pops railroad windows building brick glass metal architecture bristol marquee hotel virginia washingtondc sandstone nw bathrooms decay kentucky decorative railway norton structure lobby business architect commercial depot panels renovation ornamental base firstclass travelers façade smalltown 1920 economicdevelopment overhang transom cornice parapet norfolkandwestern deterioration entablature evangelist coalmining frenchdoor nationalregisterofhistoricplaces colonialrevival steamheat nrhp wisecounty billysunday americanbond vdhr virginiadepartmentofhistoricresources thomasseabrookbrown http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/universalpops/8160933722/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/universalpops/">Universal Pops</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/universalpops/8160933722/" title="Hotel Norton 4"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7111/8160933722_6271c42cc5_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Hotel Norton 4" /></a></p> <p>This is a Creative Commons image, one that you may use freely; however, if you use this image on your web site, you need to recognize the work of the photographer by linking back to this photo. Your views and comments are very much appreciated. Thank you! <br /> <br /> [The Hotel Norton set contains 7 photos] The 45,000 square-foot Hotel Norton in the center of the town of Norton was completed in 1920 across from the N&amp;W railroad depot (no longer in existence), convenient for travelers. It was a first-class hotel with the luxury of private bathrooms and steam heat. Designed by Thomas Seabrook Brown (Bristol, Virginia and Washington D. C.), the structure is a commercial structure in Colonial Revival style. That it was constructed in a small coal-mining town makes its presence all that more uncommon. The cost was $375,000, which at that time was a substantial sum. The first guest in this 100-room building was the noted evangelist, Billy Sunday. By 1961 the hotel was no longer in use. A period of deterioration set in. In 1994 the city of Norton purchased the structure and renovation began. I’m not certain of its current use (2013).<br /> <br /> The façade displays three divisions: sandstone base (from Kentucky) for the lobby and main floor; a brick center section of four floors, American bond; and stone and brick entablature at the top. On the top level are decorative panels are placed between the windows, above which is a prominently overhanging wooden cornice and then a brick parapet. In the base are set large windows with patterned transoms. The front façade is symmetrical with windows occupying three bays. The center portion consists of wide windows flanked by smaller windows, all with a shared sill. To either side of the center section are pairs of windows. The longer side façade consists of three distinct divisions, the middle portion set back from the sidewalk. There are two entrances, one on each façade. The main entrance is composed of French doors with transoms and sidelights; the side entrance is less detailed. Marquees of glass and ornamented metal are found above both entrances. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places May 16, 2002 with ID #02000524. My major source of information is the detailed NRHP nomination form located at the Virginia Department of Historic Resources website. This document also contains a thorough description of the interior of the building.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Wise/146-0005_Hotel_Norton_2002_Final_Nomination.pdf" rel="nofollow">www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Wise/146-0005_Hot...</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>. If you use this image on your web site, you need to provide a link to this photo.</p> Tue, 06 Nov 2012 04:54:24 -0800 2011-08-22T17:02:32-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Universal Pops) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8160933722 Hotel Norton 4 <p>This is a Creative Commons image, one that you may use freely; however, if you use this image on your web site, you need to recognize the work of the photographer by linking back to this photo. Your views and comments are very much appreciated. Thank you! <br /> <br /> [The Hotel Norton set contains 7 photos] The 45,000 square-foot Hotel Norton in the center of the town of Norton was completed in 1920 across from the N&amp;W railroad depot (no longer in existence), convenient for travelers. It was a first-class hotel with the luxury of private bathrooms and steam heat. Designed by Thomas Seabrook Brown (Bristol, Virginia and Washington D. C.), the structure is a commercial structure in Colonial Revival style. That it was constructed in a small coal-mining town makes its presence all that more uncommon. The cost was $375,000, which at that time was a substantial sum. The first guest in this 100-room building was the noted evangelist, Billy Sunday. By 1961 the hotel was no longer in use. A period of deterioration set in. In 1994 the city of Norton purchased the structure and renovation began. I’m not certain of its current use (2013).<br /> <br /> The façade displays three divisions: sandstone base (from Kentucky) for the lobby and main floor; a brick center section of four floors, American bond; and stone and brick entablature at the top. On the top level are decorative panels are placed between the windows, above which is a prominently overhanging wooden cornice and then a brick parapet. In the base are set large windows with patterned transoms. The front façade is symmetrical with windows occupying three bays. The center portion consists of wide windows flanked by smaller windows, all with a shared sill. To either side of the center section are pairs of windows. The longer side façade consists of three distinct divisions, the middle portion set back from the sidewalk. There are two entrances, one on each façade. The main entrance is composed of French doors with transoms and sidelights; the side entrance is less detailed. Marquees of glass and ornamented metal are found above both entrances. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places May 16, 2002 with ID #02000524. My major source of information is the detailed NRHP nomination form located at the Virginia Department of Historic Resources website. This document also contains a thorough description of the interior of the building.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Wise/146-0005_Hotel_Norton_2002_Final_Nomination.pdf" rel="nofollow">www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Wise/146-0005_Hot...</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>. If you use this image on your web site, you need to provide a link to this photo.</p> Universal Pops railroad windows building brick glass metal architecture bristol marquee hotel virginia washingtondc sandstone nw bathrooms decay kentucky decorative railway norton structure lobby business architect commercial depot panels renovation ornamental base firstclass travelers façade smalltown 1920 economicdevelopment overhang transom cornice parapet norfolkandwestern deterioration entablature evangelist coalmining frenchdoor nationalregisterofhistoricplaces colonialrevival steamheat nrhp wisecounty billysunday americanbond vdhr virginiadepartmentofhistoricresources thomasseabrookbrown http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/universalpops/8160900603/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/universalpops/">Universal Pops</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/universalpops/8160900603/" title="Hotel Norton 6"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7122/8160900603_f716c9323f_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Hotel Norton 6" /></a></p> <p>This is a Creative Commons image, one that you may use freely; however, if you use this image on your web site, you need to recognize the work of the photographer by linking back to this photo. Your views and comments are very much appreciated. Thank you! <br /> <br /> [The Hotel Norton set contains 7 photos] The 45,000 square-foot Hotel Norton in the center of the town of Norton was completed in 1920 across from the N&amp;W railroad depot (no longer in existence), convenient for travelers. It was a first-class hotel with the luxury of private bathrooms and steam heat. Designed by Thomas Seabrook Brown (Bristol, Virginia and Washington D. C.), the structure is a commercial structure in Colonial Revival style. That it was constructed in a small coal-mining town makes its presence all that more uncommon. The cost was $375,000, which at that time was a substantial sum. The first guest in this 100-room building was the noted evangelist, Billy Sunday. By 1961 the hotel was no longer in use. A period of deterioration set in. In 1994 the city of Norton purchased the structure and renovation began. I’m not certain of its current use (2013).<br /> <br /> The façade displays three divisions: sandstone base (from Kentucky) for the lobby and main floor; a brick center section of four floors, American bond; and stone and brick entablature at the top. On the top level are decorative panels are placed between the windows, above which is a prominently overhanging wooden cornice and then a brick parapet. In the base are set large windows with patterned transoms. The front façade is symmetrical with windows occupying three bays. The center portion consists of wide windows flanked by smaller windows, all with a shared sill. To either side of the center section are pairs of windows. The longer side façade consists of three distinct divisions, the middle portion set back from the sidewalk. There are two entrances, one on each façade. The main entrance is composed of French doors with transoms and sidelights; the side entrance is less detailed. Marquees of glass and ornamented metal are found above both entrances. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places May 16, 2002 with ID #02000524. My major source of information is the detailed NRHP nomination form located at the Virginia Department of Historic Resources website. This document also contains a thorough description of the interior of the building.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Wise/146-0005_Hotel_Norton_2002_Final_Nomination.pdf" rel="nofollow">www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Wise/146-0005_Hot...</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>. If you use this image on your web site, you need to provide a link to this photo.</p> Tue, 06 Nov 2012 04:54:24 -0800 2011-08-22T17:02:53-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Universal Pops) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8160900603 Hotel Norton 6 <p>This is a Creative Commons image, one that you may use freely; however, if you use this image on your web site, you need to recognize the work of the photographer by linking back to this photo. Your views and comments are very much appreciated. Thank you! <br /> <br /> [The Hotel Norton set contains 7 photos] The 45,000 square-foot Hotel Norton in the center of the town of Norton was completed in 1920 across from the N&amp;W railroad depot (no longer in existence), convenient for travelers. It was a first-class hotel with the luxury of private bathrooms and steam heat. Designed by Thomas Seabrook Brown (Bristol, Virginia and Washington D. C.), the structure is a commercial structure in Colonial Revival style. That it was constructed in a small coal-mining town makes its presence all that more uncommon. The cost was $375,000, which at that time was a substantial sum. The first guest in this 100-room building was the noted evangelist, Billy Sunday. By 1961 the hotel was no longer in use. A period of deterioration set in. In 1994 the city of Norton purchased the structure and renovation began. I’m not certain of its current use (2013).<br /> <br /> The façade displays three divisions: sandstone base (from Kentucky) for the lobby and main floor; a brick center section of four floors, American bond; and stone and brick entablature at the top. On the top level are decorative panels are placed between the windows, above which is a prominently overhanging wooden cornice and then a brick parapet. In the base are set large windows with patterned transoms. The front façade is symmetrical with windows occupying three bays. The center portion consists of wide windows flanked by smaller windows, all with a shared sill. To either side of the center section are pairs of windows. The longer side façade consists of three distinct divisions, the middle portion set back from the sidewalk. There are two entrances, one on each façade. The main entrance is composed of French doors with transoms and sidelights; the side entrance is less detailed. Marquees of glass and ornamented metal are found above both entrances. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places May 16, 2002 with ID #02000524. My major source of information is the detailed NRHP nomination form located at the Virginia Department of Historic Resources website. This document also contains a thorough description of the interior of the building.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Wise/146-0005_Hotel_Norton_2002_Final_Nomination.pdf" rel="nofollow">www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Wise/146-0005_Hot...</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>. If you use this image on your web site, you need to provide a link to this photo.</p> Universal Pops railroad windows building brick glass metal architecture bristol marquee hotel virginia washingtondc sandstone nw bathrooms decay kentucky decorative railway norton structure lobby business architect commercial depot panels renovation ornamental base firstclass travelers façade smalltown 1920 economicdevelopment overhang transom cornice parapet norfolkandwestern deterioration entablature evangelist coalmining frenchdoor nationalregisterofhistoricplaces colonialrevival steamheat nrhp wisecounty billysunday americanbond vdhr virginiadepartmentofhistoricresources thomasseabrookbrown http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/universalpops/8160900715/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/universalpops/">Universal Pops</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/universalpops/8160900715/" title="Hotel Norton 5"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8479/8160900715_0ff2372757_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Hotel Norton 5" /></a></p> <p>This is a Creative Commons image, one that you may use freely; however, if you use this image on your web site, you need to recognize the work of the photographer by linking back to this photo. Your views and comments are very much appreciated. Thank you! <br /> <br /> [The Hotel Norton set contains 7 photos] The 45,000 square-foot Hotel Norton in the center of the town of Norton was completed in 1920 across from the N&amp;W railroad depot (no longer in existence), convenient for travelers. It was a first-class hotel with the luxury of private bathrooms and steam heat. Designed by Thomas Seabrook Brown (Bristol, Virginia and Washington D. C.), the structure is a commercial structure in Colonial Revival style. That it was constructed in a small coal-mining town makes its presence all that more uncommon. The cost was $375,000, which at that time was a substantial sum. The first guest in this 100-room building was the noted evangelist, Billy Sunday. By 1961 the hotel was no longer in use. A period of deterioration set in. In 1994 the city of Norton purchased the structure and renovation began. I’m not certain of its current use (2013).<br /> <br /> The façade displays three divisions: sandstone base (from Kentucky) for the lobby and main floor; a brick center section of four floors, American bond; and stone and brick entablature at the top. On the top level are decorative panels are placed between the windows, above which is a prominently overhanging wooden cornice and then a brick parapet. In the base are set large windows with patterned transoms. The front façade is symmetrical with windows occupying three bays. The center portion consists of wide windows flanked by smaller windows, all with a shared sill. To either side of the center section are pairs of windows. The longer side façade consists of three distinct divisions, the middle portion set back from the sidewalk. There are two entrances, one on each façade. The main entrance is composed of French doors with transoms and sidelights; the side entrance is less detailed. Marquees of glass and ornamented metal are found above both entrances. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places May 16, 2002 with ID #02000524. My major source of information is the detailed NRHP nomination form located at the Virginia Department of Historic Resources website. This document also contains a thorough description of the interior of the building.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Wise/146-0005_Hotel_Norton_2002_Final_Nomination.pdf" rel="nofollow">www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Wise/146-0005_Hot...</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>. If you use this image on your web site, you need to provide a link to this photo.</p> Tue, 06 Nov 2012 04:54:24 -0800 2011-08-22T16:59:51-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Universal Pops) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8160900715 Hotel Norton 5 <p>This is a Creative Commons image, one that you may use freely; however, if you use this image on your web site, you need to recognize the work of the photographer by linking back to this photo. Your views and comments are very much appreciated. Thank you! <br /> <br /> [The Hotel Norton set contains 7 photos] The 45,000 square-foot Hotel Norton in the center of the town of Norton was completed in 1920 across from the N&amp;W railroad depot (no longer in existence), convenient for travelers. It was a first-class hotel with the luxury of private bathrooms and steam heat. Designed by Thomas Seabrook Brown (Bristol, Virginia and Washington D. C.), the structure is a commercial structure in Colonial Revival style. That it was constructed in a small coal-mining town makes its presence all that more uncommon. The cost was $375,000, which at that time was a substantial sum. The first guest in this 100-room building was the noted evangelist, Billy Sunday. By 1961 the hotel was no longer in use. A period of deterioration set in. In 1994 the city of Norton purchased the structure and renovation began. I’m not certain of its current use (2013).<br /> <br /> The façade displays three divisions: sandstone base (from Kentucky) for the lobby and main floor; a brick center section of four floors, American bond; and stone and brick entablature at the top. On the top level are decorative panels are placed between the windows, above which is a prominently overhanging wooden cornice and then a brick parapet. In the base are set large windows with patterned transoms. The front façade is symmetrical with windows occupying three bays. The center portion consists of wide windows flanked by smaller windows, all with a shared sill. To either side of the center section are pairs of windows. The longer side façade consists of three distinct divisions, the middle portion set back from the sidewalk. There are two entrances, one on each façade. The main entrance is composed of French doors with transoms and sidelights; the side entrance is less detailed. Marquees of glass and ornamented metal are found above both entrances. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places May 16, 2002 with ID #02000524. My major source of information is the detailed NRHP nomination form located at the Virginia Department of Historic Resources website. This document also contains a thorough description of the interior of the building.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Wise/146-0005_Hotel_Norton_2002_Final_Nomination.pdf" rel="nofollow">www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Wise/146-0005_Hot...</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>. If you use this image on your web site, you need to provide a link to this photo.</p> Universal Pops railroad windows building brick glass metal architecture bristol marquee hotel virginia washingtondc sandstone nw bathrooms decay kentucky decorative railway norton structure lobby business architect commercial depot panels renovation ornamental base firstclass travelers façade smalltown 1920 economicdevelopment overhang transom cornice parapet norfolkandwestern deterioration entablature evangelist coalmining frenchdoor nationalregisterofhistoricplaces colonialrevival steamheat nrhp wisecounty billysunday americanbond vdhr virginiadepartmentofhistoricresources thomasseabrookbrown http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/universalpops/8160934008/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/universalpops/">Universal Pops</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/universalpops/8160934008/" title="Hotel Norton 2"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8063/8160934008_8ea7bf5daf_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Hotel Norton 2" /></a></p> <p>This is a Creative Commons image, one that you may use freely; however, if you use this image on your web site, you need to recognize the work of the photographer by linking back to this photo. Your views and comments are very much appreciated. Thank you! <br /> <br /> [The Hotel Norton set contains 7 photos] The 45,000 square-foot Hotel Norton in the center of the town of Norton was completed in 1920 across from the N&amp;W railroad depot (no longer in existence), convenient for travelers. It was a first-class hotel with the luxury of private bathrooms and steam heat. Designed by Thomas Seabrook Brown (Bristol, Virginia and Washington D. C.), the structure is a commercial structure in Colonial Revival style. That it was constructed in a small coal-mining town makes its presence all that more uncommon. The cost was $375,000, which at that time was a substantial sum. The first guest in this 100-room building was the noted evangelist, Billy Sunday. By 1961 the hotel was no longer in use. A period of deterioration set in. In 1994 the city of Norton purchased the structure and renovation began. I’m not certain of its current use (2013).<br /> <br /> The façade displays three divisions: sandstone base (from Kentucky) for the lobby and main floor; a brick center section of four floors, American bond; and stone and brick entablature at the top. On the top level are decorative panels are placed between the windows, above which is a prominently overhanging wooden cornice and then a brick parapet. In the base are set large windows with patterned transoms. The front façade is symmetrical with windows occupying three bays. The center portion consists of wide windows flanked by smaller windows, all with a shared sill. To either side of the center section are pairs of windows. The longer side façade consists of three distinct divisions, the middle portion set back from the sidewalk. There are two entrances, one on each façade. The main entrance is composed of French doors with transoms and sidelights; the side entrance is less detailed. Marquees of glass and ornamented metal are found above both entrances. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places May 16, 2002 with ID #02000524. My major source of information is the detailed NRHP nomination form located at the Virginia Department of Historic Resources website. This document also contains a thorough description of the interior of the building.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Wise/146-0005_Hotel_Norton_2002_Final_Nomination.pdf" rel="nofollow">www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Wise/146-0005_Hot...</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>. If you use this image on your web site, you need to provide a link to this photo.</p> Tue, 06 Nov 2012 04:54:24 -0800 2011-08-22T17:07:20-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Universal Pops) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8160934008 Hotel Norton 2 <p>This is a Creative Commons image, one that you may use freely; however, if you use this image on your web site, you need to recognize the work of the photographer by linking back to this photo. Your views and comments are very much appreciated. Thank you! <br /> <br /> [The Hotel Norton set contains 7 photos] The 45,000 square-foot Hotel Norton in the center of the town of Norton was completed in 1920 across from the N&amp;W railroad depot (no longer in existence), convenient for travelers. It was a first-class hotel with the luxury of private bathrooms and steam heat. Designed by Thomas Seabrook Brown (Bristol, Virginia and Washington D. C.), the structure is a commercial structure in Colonial Revival style. That it was constructed in a small coal-mining town makes its presence all that more uncommon. The cost was $375,000, which at that time was a substantial sum. The first guest in this 100-room building was the noted evangelist, Billy Sunday. By 1961 the hotel was no longer in use. A period of deterioration set in. In 1994 the city of Norton purchased the structure and renovation began. I’m not certain of its current use (2013).<br /> <br /> The façade displays three divisions: sandstone base (from Kentucky) for the lobby and main floor; a brick center section of four floors, American bond; and stone and brick entablature at the top. On the top level are decorative panels are placed between the windows, above which is a prominently overhanging wooden cornice and then a brick parapet. In the base are set large windows with patterned transoms. The front façade is symmetrical with windows occupying three bays. The center portion consists of wide windows flanked by smaller windows, all with a shared sill. To either side of the center section are pairs of windows. The longer side façade consists of three distinct divisions, the middle portion set back from the sidewalk. There are two entrances, one on each façade. The main entrance is composed of French doors with transoms and sidelights; the side entrance is less detailed. Marquees of glass and ornamented metal are found above both entrances. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places May 16, 2002 with ID #02000524. My major source of information is the detailed NRHP nomination form located at the Virginia Department of Historic Resources website. This document also contains a thorough description of the interior of the building.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Wise/146-0005_Hotel_Norton_2002_Final_Nomination.pdf" rel="nofollow">www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Wise/146-0005_Hot...</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>. If you use this image on your web site, you need to provide a link to this photo.</p> Universal Pops railroad windows building brick glass metal architecture bristol marquee hotel virginia washingtondc sandstone nw bathrooms decay kentucky decorative railway norton structure lobby business architect commercial depot panels renovation ornamental base firstclass travelers façade smalltown 1920 economicdevelopment overhang transom cornice parapet norfolkandwestern deterioration entablature evangelist coalmining frenchdoor nationalregisterofhistoricplaces colonialrevival steamheat nrhp wisecounty billysunday americanbond vdhr virginiadepartmentofhistoricresources thomasseabrookbrown http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/universalpops/8160934144/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/universalpops/">Universal Pops</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/universalpops/8160934144/" title="Hotel Norton 1"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7248/8160934144_7c4e3ce8e4_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Hotel Norton 1" /></a></p> <p>This is a Creative Commons image, one that you may use freely; however, if you use this image on your web site, you need to recognize the work of the photographer by linking back to this photo. Your views and comments are very much appreciated. Thank you! <br /> <br /> [The Hotel Norton set contains 7 photos] The 45,000 square-foot Hotel Norton in the center of the town of Norton was completed in 1920 across from the N&amp;W railroad depot (no longer in existence), convenient for travelers. It was a first-class hotel with the luxury of private bathrooms and steam heat. Designed by Thomas Seabrook Brown (Bristol, Virginia and Washington D. C.), the structure is a commercial structure in Colonial Revival style. That it was constructed in a small coal-mining town makes its presence all that more uncommon. The cost was $375,000, which at that time was a substantial sum. The first guest in this 100-room building was the noted evangelist, Billy Sunday. By 1961 the hotel was no longer in use. A period of deterioration set in. In 1994 the city of Norton purchased the structure and renovation began. I’m not certain of its current use (2013).<br /> <br /> The façade displays three divisions: sandstone base (from Kentucky) for the lobby and main floor; a brick center section of four floors, American bond; and stone and brick entablature at the top. On the top level are decorative panels are placed between the windows, above which is a prominently overhanging wooden cornice and then a brick parapet. In the base are set large windows with patterned transoms. The front façade is symmetrical with windows occupying three bays. The center portion consists of wide windows flanked by smaller windows, all with a shared sill. To either side of the center section are pairs of windows. The longer side façade consists of three distinct divisions, the middle portion set back from the sidewalk. There are two entrances, one on each façade. The main entrance is composed of French doors with transoms and sidelights; the side entrance is less detailed. Marquees of glass and ornamented metal are found above both entrances. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places May 16, 2002 with ID #02000524. My major source of information is the detailed NRHP nomination form located at the Virginia Department of Historic Resources website. This document also contains a thorough description of the interior of the building.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Wise/146-0005_Hotel_Norton_2002_Final_Nomination.pdf" rel="nofollow">www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Wise/146-0005_Hot...</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>. If you use this image on your web site, you need to provide a link to this photo.</p> Tue, 06 Nov 2012 04:54:24 -0800 2011-08-22T17:06:34-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Universal Pops) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8160934144 Hotel Norton 1 <p>This is a Creative Commons image, one that you may use freely; however, if you use this image on your web site, you need to recognize the work of the photographer by linking back to this photo. Your views and comments are very much appreciated. Thank you! <br /> <br /> [The Hotel Norton set contains 7 photos] The 45,000 square-foot Hotel Norton in the center of the town of Norton was completed in 1920 across from the N&amp;W railroad depot (no longer in existence), convenient for travelers. It was a first-class hotel with the luxury of private bathrooms and steam heat. Designed by Thomas Seabrook Brown (Bristol, Virginia and Washington D. C.), the structure is a commercial structure in Colonial Revival style. That it was constructed in a small coal-mining town makes its presence all that more uncommon. The cost was $375,000, which at that time was a substantial sum. The first guest in this 100-room building was the noted evangelist, Billy Sunday. By 1961 the hotel was no longer in use. A period of deterioration set in. In 1994 the city of Norton purchased the structure and renovation began. I’m not certain of its current use (2013).<br /> <br /> The façade displays three divisions: sandstone base (from Kentucky) for the lobby and main floor; a brick center section of four floors, American bond; and stone and brick entablature at the top. On the top level are decorative panels are placed between the windows, above which is a prominently overhanging wooden cornice and then a brick parapet. In the base are set large windows with patterned transoms. The front façade is symmetrical with windows occupying three bays. The center portion consists of wide windows flanked by smaller windows, all with a shared sill. To either side of the center section are pairs of windows. The longer side façade consists of three distinct divisions, the middle portion set back from the sidewalk. There are two entrances, one on each façade. The main entrance is composed of French doors with transoms and sidelights; the side entrance is less detailed. Marquees of glass and ornamented metal are found above both entrances. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places May 16, 2002 with ID #02000524. My major source of information is the detailed NRHP nomination form located at the Virginia Department of Historic Resources website. This document also contains a thorough description of the interior of the building.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Wise/146-0005_Hotel_Norton_2002_Final_Nomination.pdf" rel="nofollow">www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Wise/146-0005_Hot...</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>. If you use this image on your web site, you need to provide a link to this photo.</p> Universal Pops railroad windows building brick glass metal architecture bristol marquee hotel virginia washingtondc sandstone nw bathrooms decay kentucky decorative railway norton structure lobby business architect commercial depot panels renovation ornamental base firstclass travelers façade smalltown 1920 economicdevelopment overhang transom cornice parapet norfolkandwestern deterioration entablature evangelist coalmining frenchdoor nationalregisterofhistoricplaces colonialrevival steamheat nrhp wisecounty billysunday americanbond vdhr virginiadepartmentofhistoricresources thomasseabrookbrown http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/universalpops/8160934300/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/universalpops/">Universal Pops</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/universalpops/8160934300/" title="Hotel Norton 7"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7250/8160934300_2bedcd9733_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Hotel Norton 7" /></a></p> <p>This is a Creative Commons image, one that you may use freely; however, if you use this image on your web site, you need to recognize the work of the photographer by linking back to this photo. Your views and comments are very much appreciated. Thank you! <br /> <br /> [The Hotel Norton set contains 7 photos] The 45,000 square-foot Hotel Norton in the center of the town of Norton was completed in 1920 across from the N&amp;W railroad depot (no longer in existence), convenient for travelers. It was a first-class hotel with the luxury of private bathrooms and steam heat. Designed by Thomas Seabrook Brown (Bristol, Virginia and Washington D. C.), the structure is a commercial structure in Colonial Revival style. That it was constructed in a small coal-mining town makes its presence all that more uncommon. The cost was $375,000, which at that time was a substantial sum. The first guest in this 100-room building was the noted evangelist, Billy Sunday. By 1961 the hotel was no longer in use. A period of deterioration set in. In 1994 the city of Norton purchased the structure and renovation began. I’m not certain of its current use (2013).<br /> <br /> The façade displays three divisions: sandstone base (from Kentucky) for the lobby and main floor; a brick center section of four floors, American bond; and stone and brick entablature at the top. On the top level are decorative panels are placed between the windows, above which is a prominently overhanging wooden cornice and then a brick parapet. In the base are set large windows with patterned transoms. The front façade is symmetrical with windows occupying three bays. The center portion consists of wide windows flanked by smaller windows, all with a shared sill. To either side of the center section are pairs of windows. The longer side façade consists of three distinct divisions, the middle portion set back from the sidewalk. There are two entrances, one on each façade. The main entrance is composed of French doors with transoms and sidelights; the side entrance is less detailed. Marquees of glass and ornamented metal are found above both entrances. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places May 16, 2002 with ID #02000524. My major source of information is the detailed NRHP nomination form located at the Virginia Department of Historic Resources website. This document also contains a thorough description of the interior of the building.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Wise/146-0005_Hotel_Norton_2002_Final_Nomination.pdf" rel="nofollow">www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Wise/146-0005_Hot...</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>. If you use this image on your web site, you need to provide a link to this photo.</p> Tue, 06 Nov 2012 04:54:23 -0800 2011-08-22T17:02:46-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Universal Pops) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8160934300 Hotel Norton 7 <p>This is a Creative Commons image, one that you may use freely; however, if you use this image on your web site, you need to recognize the work of the photographer by linking back to this photo. Your views and comments are very much appreciated. Thank you! <br /> <br /> [The Hotel Norton set contains 7 photos] The 45,000 square-foot Hotel Norton in the center of the town of Norton was completed in 1920 across from the N&amp;W railroad depot (no longer in existence), convenient for travelers. It was a first-class hotel with the luxury of private bathrooms and steam heat. Designed by Thomas Seabrook Brown (Bristol, Virginia and Washington D. C.), the structure is a commercial structure in Colonial Revival style. That it was constructed in a small coal-mining town makes its presence all that more uncommon. The cost was $375,000, which at that time was a substantial sum. The first guest in this 100-room building was the noted evangelist, Billy Sunday. By 1961 the hotel was no longer in use. A period of deterioration set in. In 1994 the city of Norton purchased the structure and renovation began. I’m not certain of its current use (2013).<br /> <br /> The façade displays three divisions: sandstone base (from Kentucky) for the lobby and main floor; a brick center section of four floors, American bond; and stone and brick entablature at the top. On the top level are decorative panels are placed between the windows, above which is a prominently overhanging wooden cornice and then a brick parapet. In the base are set large windows with patterned transoms. The front façade is symmetrical with windows occupying three bays. The center portion consists of wide windows flanked by smaller windows, all with a shared sill. To either side of the center section are pairs of windows. The longer side façade consists of three distinct divisions, the middle portion set back from the sidewalk. There are two entrances, one on each façade. The main entrance is composed of French doors with transoms and sidelights; the side entrance is less detailed. Marquees of glass and ornamented metal are found above both entrances. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places May 16, 2002 with ID #02000524. My major source of information is the detailed NRHP nomination form located at the Virginia Department of Historic Resources website. This document also contains a thorough description of the interior of the building.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Wise/146-0005_Hotel_Norton_2002_Final_Nomination.pdf" rel="nofollow">www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Wise/146-0005_Hot...</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>. If you use this image on your web site, you need to provide a link to this photo.</p> Universal Pops railroad windows building brick glass metal architecture bristol marquee hotel virginia washingtondc sandstone nw bathrooms decay kentucky decorative railway norton structure lobby business architect commercial depot panels renovation ornamental base firstclass travelers façade smalltown 1920 economicdevelopment overhang transom cornice parapet norfolkandwestern deterioration entablature evangelist coalmining frenchdoor nationalregisterofhistoricplaces colonialrevival steamheat nrhp wisecounty billysunday americanbond vdhr virginiadepartmentofhistoricresources thomasseabrookbrown http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/universalpops/8160921412/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/universalpops/">Universal Pops</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/universalpops/8160921412/" title="Dr. George C. Shaw House 3"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7269/8160921412_95e9ce2d50_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Dr. George C. Shaw House 3" /></a></p> <p>Thank you for your views and comments; they are very much appreciated.<br /> <br /> [The Dr. George C. Shaw House set has 7 images] This 1921 brick bungalow in Oxford, North Carolina was the home of Dr. George C. Shaw (1863-?). He was born in Louisburg, North Carolina and educated at Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) and then obtained a doctorate in theology at Auburn Seminary (New York). He was the founding pastor of Timothy Darling Presbyterian Church (1888) in Oxford and established the Mary Potter School (or Academy) a year later, named for its benefactress Mrs. B. F. Potter of Schenectady, New York. It filled a void in the education of blacks in the area. Until 1936 it was the only high school for African-Americans in Granville County. In the early days of the school religion was a major course of study; but as the school grew, industrial arts and agriculture became important. Over many years several additions were made to the campus, but today only one classroom structure (the Industrial Arts Building) exists in addition to the residence of Dr. Shaw, which houses a museum. I’ve been by the museum several times but unfortunately have not found it open. <br /> <br /> Thomas L. Hicks, an instructor at the school, along with students from the Academy built the house. This 2-story red brick bungalow is larger than it appears from a frontal view. It has steep cross gables with shingle roof which also covers the porch, which in itself consists of cross gables. The front façade shows shed dormer windows, 6/1 double sash and surrounded by wood shingles. There’s only one chimney which becomes incorporated into the porch. There are wide eaves with brackets with most being at the porch roofline. Most windows are 16/1 double sash except in dormers and the porch. The porch is spacious with the roof supported by large wood posts on blocks of brick, resembling double-shoulder chimneys. The posts are tapered towards the top with recessed panels on each of the fours sides. The angularity of the support provides a pleasurable visual tension, contrasting with the straight lines of the structure. The porch floor is brick but the steps are stone. The door is glass with 15 panes in 5 rows of three each; to either side are narrow 4/1 double sash windows. On the left is a porte-cochère (car-port), giving symmetry to the front façade, balancing the porch extension to the right. The Dr. George C. Shaw House was listed April 28, 1988 on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Oxford Historic District—reference #88000403<br /> <br /> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>. If you use this image on your web site, you need to provide a link to this photo.</p> Tue, 06 Nov 2012 04:48:09 -0800 2010-10-14T16:18:25-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Universal Pops) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8160921412 Dr. George C. Shaw House 3 <p>Thank you for your views and comments; they are very much appreciated.<br /> <br /> [The Dr. George C. Shaw House set has 7 images] This 1921 brick bungalow in Oxford, North Carolina was the home of Dr. George C. Shaw (1863-?). He was born in Louisburg, North Carolina and educated at Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) and then obtained a doctorate in theology at Auburn Seminary (New York). He was the founding pastor of Timothy Darling Presbyterian Church (1888) in Oxford and established the Mary Potter School (or Academy) a year later, named for its benefactress Mrs. B. F. Potter of Schenectady, New York. It filled a void in the education of blacks in the area. Until 1936 it was the only high school for African-Americans in Granville County. In the early days of the school religion was a major course of study; but as the school grew, industrial arts and agriculture became important. Over many years several additions were made to the campus, but today only one classroom structure (the Industrial Arts Building) exists in addition to the residence of Dr. Shaw, which houses a museum. I’ve been by the museum several times but unfortunately have not found it open. <br /> <br /> Thomas L. Hicks, an instructor at the school, along with students from the Academy built the house. This 2-story red brick bungalow is larger than it appears from a frontal view. It has steep cross gables with shingle roof which also covers the porch, which in itself consists of cross gables. The front façade shows shed dormer windows, 6/1 double sash and surrounded by wood shingles. There’s only one chimney which becomes incorporated into the porch. There are wide eaves with brackets with most being at the porch roofline. Most windows are 16/1 double sash except in dormers and the porch. The porch is spacious with the roof supported by large wood posts on blocks of brick, resembling double-shoulder chimneys. The posts are tapered towards the top with recessed panels on each of the fours sides. The angularity of the support provides a pleasurable visual tension, contrasting with the straight lines of the structure. The porch floor is brick but the steps are stone. The door is glass with 15 panes in 5 rows of three each; to either side are narrow 4/1 double sash windows. On the left is a porte-cochère (car-port), giving symmetry to the front façade, balancing the porch extension to the right. The Dr. George C. Shaw House was listed April 28, 1988 on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Oxford Historic District—reference #88000403<br /> <br /> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>. If you use this image on your web site, you need to provide a link to this photo.</p> Universal Pops windows roof chimney house newyork building brick home glass stone architecture cross pennsylvania religion shingle decoration northcarolina structure symmetry highschool oxford porch africanamerican blacks panels agriculture posts gables academy pastor brackets façade eaves carport bungalow dormer schenectady ornamentation educator recessed louisburg nationalregisterofhistoricplaces tapered portecochère lincolnuniversity industrialarts nrhp granvillecounty steeppitch auburnseminary oxfordhistoricdistrict drgeorgecshaw timothydarlingpresbyterianchurch marypotterschool http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/universalpops/8160889073/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/universalpops/">Universal Pops</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/universalpops/8160889073/" title="Dr. George C. Shaw House 7"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8479/8160889073_5d2dcd316d_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Dr. George C. Shaw House 7" /></a></p> <p>Thank you for your views and comments; they are very much appreciated.<br /> <br /> [The Dr. George C. Shaw House set has 7 images] This 1921 brick bungalow in Oxford, North Carolina was the home of Dr. George C. Shaw (1863-?). He was born in Louisburg, North Carolina and educated at Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) and then obtained a doctorate in theology at Auburn Seminary (New York). He was the founding pastor of Timothy Darling Presbyterian Church (1888) in Oxford and established the Mary Potter School (or Academy) a year later, named for its benefactress Mrs. B. F. Potter of Schenectady, New York. It filled a void in the education of blacks in the area. Until 1936 it was the only high school for African-Americans in Granville County. In the early days of the school religion was a major course of study; but as the school grew, industrial arts and agriculture became important. Over many years several additions were made to the campus, but today only one classroom structure (the Industrial Arts Building) exists in addition to the residence of Dr. Shaw, which houses a museum. I’ve been by the museum several times but unfortunately have not found it open. <br /> <br /> Thomas L. Hicks, an instructor at the school, along with students from the Academy built the house. This 2-story red brick bungalow is larger than it appears from a frontal view. It has steep cross gables with shingle roof which also covers the porch, which in itself consists of cross gables. The front façade shows shed dormer windows, 6/1 double sash and surrounded by wood shingles. There’s only one chimney which becomes incorporated into the porch. There are wide eaves with brackets with most being at the porch roofline. Most windows are 16/1 double sash except in dormers and the porch. The porch is spacious with the roof supported by large wood posts on blocks of brick, resembling double-shoulder chimneys. The posts are tapered towards the top with recessed panels on each of the fours sides. The angularity of the support provides a pleasurable visual tension, contrasting with the straight lines of the structure. The porch floor is brick but the steps are stone. The door is glass with 15 panes in 5 rows of three each; to either side are narrow 4/1 double sash windows. On the left is a porte-cochère (car-port), giving symmetry to the front façade, balancing the porch extension to the right. The Dr. George C. Shaw House was listed April 28, 1988 on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Oxford Historic District—reference #88000403<br /> <br /> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>. If you use this image on your web site, you need to provide a link to this photo.</p> Tue, 06 Nov 2012 04:48:08 -0800 2011-06-09T09:47:51-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Universal Pops) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8160889073 Dr. George C. Shaw House 7 <p>Thank you for your views and comments; they are very much appreciated.<br /> <br /> [The Dr. George C. Shaw House set has 7 images] This 1921 brick bungalow in Oxford, North Carolina was the home of Dr. George C. Shaw (1863-?). He was born in Louisburg, North Carolina and educated at Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) and then obtained a doctorate in theology at Auburn Seminary (New York). He was the founding pastor of Timothy Darling Presbyterian Church (1888) in Oxford and established the Mary Potter School (or Academy) a year later, named for its benefactress Mrs. B. F. Potter of Schenectady, New York. It filled a void in the education of blacks in the area. Until 1936 it was the only high school for African-Americans in Granville County. In the early days of the school religion was a major course of study; but as the school grew, industrial arts and agriculture became important. Over many years several additions were made to the campus, but today only one classroom structure (the Industrial Arts Building) exists in addition to the residence of Dr. Shaw, which houses a museum. I’ve been by the museum several times but unfortunately have not found it open. <br /> <br /> Thomas L. Hicks, an instructor at the school, along with students from the Academy built the house. This 2-story red brick bungalow is larger than it appears from a frontal view. It has steep cross gables with shingle roof which also covers the porch, which in itself consists of cross gables. The front façade shows shed dormer windows, 6/1 double sash and surrounded by wood shingles. There’s only one chimney which becomes incorporated into the porch. There are wide eaves with brackets with most being at the porch roofline. Most windows are 16/1 double sash except in dormers and the porch. The porch is spacious with the roof supported by large wood posts on blocks of brick, resembling double-shoulder chimneys. The posts are tapered towards the top with recessed panels on each of the fours sides. The angularity of the support provides a pleasurable visual tension, contrasting with the straight lines of the structure. The porch floor is brick but the steps are stone. The door is glass with 15 panes in 5 rows of three each; to either side are narrow 4/1 double sash windows. On the left is a porte-cochère (car-port), giving symmetry to the front façade, balancing the porch extension to the right. The Dr. George C. Shaw House was listed April 28, 1988 on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Oxford Historic District—reference #88000403<br /> <br /> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>. If you use this image on your web site, you need to provide a link to this photo.</p> Universal Pops windows roof chimney house newyork building brick home glass stone architecture cross pennsylvania religion shingle decoration northcarolina structure symmetry highschool oxford porch africanamerican blacks panels agriculture posts gables academy pastor brackets façade eaves carport bungalow dormer schenectady ornamentation educator recessed louisburg nationalregisterofhistoricplaces tapered portecochère lincolnuniversity industrialarts nrhp granvillecounty steeppitch auburnseminary oxfordhistoricdistrict drgeorgecshaw timothydarlingpresbyterianchurch marypotterschool http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/universalpops/8160888937/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/universalpops/">Universal Pops</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/universalpops/8160888937/" title="Dr. George C. Shaw House 1"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8343/8160888937_97a456d1c4_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Dr. George C. Shaw House 1" /></a></p> <p>Thank you for your views and comments; they are very much appreciated.<br /> <br /> [The Dr. George C. Shaw House set has 7 images] This 1921 brick bungalow in Oxford, North Carolina was the home of Dr. George C. Shaw (1863-?). He was born in Louisburg, North Carolina and educated at Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) and then obtained a doctorate in theology at Auburn Seminary (New York). He was the founding pastor of Timothy Darling Presbyterian Church (1888) in Oxford and established the Mary Potter School (or Academy) a year later, named for its benefactress Mrs. B. F. Potter of Schenectady, New York. It filled a void in the education of blacks in the area. Until 1936 it was the only high school for African-Americans in Granville County. In the early days of the school religion was a major course of study; but as the school grew, industrial arts and agriculture became important. Over many years several additions were made to the campus, but today only one classroom structure (the Industrial Arts Building) exists in addition to the residence of Dr. Shaw, which houses a museum. I’ve been by the museum several times but unfortunately have not found it open. <br /> <br /> Thomas L. Hicks, an instructor at the school, along with students from the Academy built the house. This 2-story red brick bungalow is larger than it appears from a frontal view. It has steep cross gables with shingle roof which also covers the porch, which in itself consists of cross gables. The front façade shows shed dormer windows, 6/1 double sash and surrounded by wood shingles. There’s only one chimney which becomes incorporated into the porch. There are wide eaves with brackets with most being at the porch roofline. Most windows are 16/1 double sash except in dormers and the porch. The porch is spacious with the roof supported by large wood posts on blocks of brick, resembling double-shoulder chimneys. The posts are tapered towards the top with recessed panels on each of the fours sides. The angularity of the support provides a pleasurable visual tension, contrasting with the straight lines of the structure. The porch floor is brick but the steps are stone. The door is glass with 15 panes in 5 rows of three each; to either side are narrow 4/1 double sash windows. On the left is a porte-cochère (car-port), giving symmetry to the front façade, balancing the porch extension to the right. The Dr. George C. Shaw House was listed April 28, 1988 on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Oxford Historic District—reference #88000403<br /> <br /> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>. If you use this image on your web site, you need to provide a link to this photo.</p> Tue, 06 Nov 2012 04:48:10 -0800 2010-10-14T16:19:32-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Universal Pops) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8160888937 Dr. George C. Shaw House 1 <p>Thank you for your views and comments; they are very much appreciated.<br /> <br /> [The Dr. George C. Shaw House set has 7 images] This 1921 brick bungalow in Oxford, North Carolina was the home of Dr. George C. Shaw (1863-?). He was born in Louisburg, North Carolina and educated at Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) and then obtained a doctorate in theology at Auburn Seminary (New York). He was the founding pastor of Timothy Darling Presbyterian Church (1888) in Oxford and established the Mary Potter School (or Academy) a year later, named for its benefactress Mrs. B. F. Potter of Schenectady, New York. It filled a void in the education of blacks in the area. Until 1936 it was the only high school for African-Americans in Granville County. In the early days of the school religion was a major course of study; but as the school grew, industrial arts and agriculture became important. Over many years several additions were made to the campus, but today only one classroom structure (the Industrial Arts Building) exists in addition to the residence of Dr. Shaw, which houses a museum. I’ve been by the museum several times but unfortunately have not found it open. <br /> <br /> Thomas L. Hicks, an instructor at the school, along with students from the Academy built the house. This 2-story red brick bungalow is larger than it appears from a frontal view. It has steep cross gables with shingle roof which also covers the porch, which in itself consists of cross gables. The front façade shows shed dormer windows, 6/1 double sash and surrounded by wood shingles. There’s only one chimney which becomes incorporated into the porch. There are wide eaves with brackets with most being at the porch roofline. Most windows are 16/1 double sash except in dormers and the porch. The porch is spacious with the roof supported by large wood posts on blocks of brick, resembling double-shoulder chimneys. The posts are tapered towards the top with recessed panels on each of the fours sides. The angularity of the support provides a pleasurable visual tension, contrasting with the straight lines of the structure. The porch floor is brick but the steps are stone. The door is glass with 15 panes in 5 rows of three each; to either side are narrow 4/1 double sash windows. On the left is a porte-cochère (car-port), giving symmetry to the front façade, balancing the porch extension to the right. The Dr. George C. Shaw House was listed April 28, 1988 on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Oxford Historic District—reference #88000403<br /> <br /> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>. If you use this image on your web site, you need to provide a link to this photo.</p> Universal Pops windows roof chimney house newyork building brick home glass stone architecture cross pennsylvania religion shingle decoration northcarolina structure symmetry highschool oxford porch africanamerican blacks panels agriculture posts gables academy pastor brackets façade eaves carport bungalow dormer schenectady ornamentation educator recessed louisburg nationalregisterofhistoricplaces tapered portecochère lincolnuniversity industrialarts nrhp granvillecounty steeppitch auburnseminary oxfordhistoricdistrict drgeorgecshaw timothydarlingpresbyterianchurch marypotterschool http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/universalpops/8160888275/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/universalpops/">Universal Pops</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/universalpops/8160888275/" title="Dr. George C. Shaw House 6"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7131/8160888275_0ceb521f93_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Dr. George C. Shaw House 6" /></a></p> <p>Thank you for your views and comments; they are very much appreciated.<br /> <br /> [The Dr. George C. Shaw House set has 7 images] This 1921 brick bungalow in Oxford, North Carolina was the home of Dr. George C. Shaw (1863-?). He was born in Louisburg, North Carolina and educated at Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) and then obtained a doctorate in theology at Auburn Seminary (New York). He was the founding pastor of Timothy Darling Presbyterian Church (1888) in Oxford and established the Mary Potter School (or Academy) a year later, named for its benefactress Mrs. B. F. Potter of Schenectady, New York. It filled a void in the education of blacks in the area. Until 1936 it was the only high school for African-Americans in Granville County. In the early days of the school religion was a major course of study; but as the school grew, industrial arts and agriculture became important. Over many years several additions were made to the campus, but today only one classroom structure (the Industrial Arts Building) exists in addition to the residence of Dr. Shaw, which houses a museum. I’ve been by the museum several times but unfortunately have not found it open. <br /> <br /> Thomas L. Hicks, an instructor at the school, along with students from the Academy built the house. This 2-story red brick bungalow is larger than it appears from a frontal view. It has steep cross gables with shingle roof which also covers the porch, which in itself consists of cross gables. The front façade shows shed dormer windows, 6/1 double sash and surrounded by wood shingles. There’s only one chimney which becomes incorporated into the porch. There are wide eaves with brackets with most being at the porch roofline. Most windows are 16/1 double sash except in dormers and the porch. The porch is spacious with the roof supported by large wood posts on blocks of brick, resembling double-shoulder chimneys. The posts are tapered towards the top with recessed panels on each of the fours sides. The angularity of the support provides a pleasurable visual tension, contrasting with the straight lines of the structure. The porch floor is brick but the steps are stone. The door is glass with 15 panes in 5 rows of three each; to either side are narrow 4/1 double sash windows. On the left is a porte-cochère (car-port), giving symmetry to the front façade, balancing the porch extension to the right. The Dr. George C. Shaw House was listed April 28, 1988 on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Oxford Historic District—reference #88000403<br /> <br /> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>. If you use this image on your web site, you need to provide a link to this photo.</p> Tue, 06 Nov 2012 04:48:09 -0800 2011-06-09T09:48:08-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Universal Pops) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8160888275 Dr. George C. Shaw House 6 <p>Thank you for your views and comments; they are very much appreciated.<br /> <br /> [The Dr. George C. Shaw House set has 7 images] This 1921 brick bungalow in Oxford, North Carolina was the home of Dr. George C. Shaw (1863-?). He was born in Louisburg, North Carolina and educated at Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) and then obtained a doctorate in theology at Auburn Seminary (New York). He was the founding pastor of Timothy Darling Presbyterian Church (1888) in Oxford and established the Mary Potter School (or Academy) a year later, named for its benefactress Mrs. B. F. Potter of Schenectady, New York. It filled a void in the education of blacks in the area. Until 1936 it was the only high school for African-Americans in Granville County. In the early days of the school religion was a major course of study; but as the school grew, industrial arts and agriculture became important. Over many years several additions were made to the campus, but today only one classroom structure (the Industrial Arts Building) exists in addition to the residence of Dr. Shaw, which houses a museum. I’ve been by the museum several times but unfortunately have not found it open. <br /> <br /> Thomas L. Hicks, an instructor at the school, along with students from the Academy built the house. This 2-story red brick bungalow is larger than it appears from a frontal view. It has steep cross gables with shingle roof which also covers the porch, which in itself consists of cross gables. The front façade shows shed dormer windows, 6/1 double sash and surrounded by wood shingles. There’s only one chimney which becomes incorporated into the porch. There are wide eaves with brackets with most being at the porch roofline. Most windows are 16/1 double sash except in dormers and the porch. The porch is spacious with the roof supported by large wood posts on blocks of brick, resembling double-shoulder chimneys. The posts are tapered towards the top with recessed panels on each of the fours sides. The angularity of the support provides a pleasurable visual tension, contrasting with the straight lines of the structure. The porch floor is brick but the steps are stone. The door is glass with 15 panes in 5 rows of three each; to either side are narrow 4/1 double sash windows. On the left is a porte-cochère (car-port), giving symmetry to the front façade, balancing the porch extension to the right. The Dr. George C. Shaw House was listed April 28, 1988 on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Oxford Historic District—reference #88000403<br /> <br /> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>. If you use this image on your web site, you need to provide a link to this photo.</p> Universal Pops windows roof chimney house newyork building brick home glass stone architecture cross pennsylvania religion shingle decoration northcarolina structure symmetry highschool oxford porch africanamerican blacks panels agriculture posts gables academy pastor brackets façade eaves carport bungalow dormer schenectady ornamentation educator recessed louisburg nationalregisterofhistoricplaces tapered portecochère lincolnuniversity industrialarts nrhp granvillecounty steeppitch auburnseminary oxfordhistoricdistrict drgeorgecshaw timothydarlingpresbyterianchurch marypotterschool http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/universalpops/8160921564/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/universalpops/">Universal Pops</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/universalpops/8160921564/" title="Dr. George C. Shaw House 2"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7253/8160921564_cfde9a83ff_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Dr. George C. Shaw House 2" /></a></p> <p>Thank you for your views and comments; they are very much appreciated.<br /> <br /> [The Dr. George C. Shaw House set has 7 images] This 1921 brick bungalow in Oxford, North Carolina was the home of Dr. George C. Shaw (1863-?). He was born in Louisburg, North Carolina and educated at Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) and then obtained a doctorate in theology at Auburn Seminary (New York). He was the founding pastor of Timothy Darling Presbyterian Church (1888) in Oxford and established the Mary Potter School (or Academy) a year later, named for its benefactress Mrs. B. F. Potter of Schenectady, New York. It filled a void in the education of blacks in the area. Until 1936 it was the only high school for African-Americans in Granville County. In the early days of the school religion was a major course of study; but as the school grew, industrial arts and agriculture became important. Over many years several additions were made to the campus, but today only one classroom structure (the Industrial Arts Building) exists in addition to the residence of Dr. Shaw, which houses a museum. I’ve been by the museum several times but unfortunately have not found it open. <br /> <br /> Thomas L. Hicks, an instructor at the school, along with students from the Academy built the house. This 2-story red brick bungalow is larger than it appears from a frontal view. It has steep cross gables with shingle roof which also covers the porch, which in itself consists of cross gables. The front façade shows shed dormer windows, 6/1 double sash and surrounded by wood shingles. There’s only one chimney which becomes incorporated into the porch. There are wide eaves with brackets with most being at the porch roofline. Most windows are 16/1 double sash except in dormers and the porch. The porch is spacious with the roof supported by large wood posts on blocks of brick, resembling double-shoulder chimneys. The posts are tapered towards the top with recessed panels on each of the fours sides. The angularity of the support provides a pleasurable visual tension, contrasting with the straight lines of the structure. The porch floor is brick but the steps are stone. The door is glass with 15 panes in 5 rows of three each; to either side are narrow 4/1 double sash windows. On the left is a porte-cochère (car-port), giving symmetry to the front façade, balancing the porch extension to the right. The Dr. George C. Shaw House was listed April 28, 1988 on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Oxford Historic District—reference #88000403<br /> <br /> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>. If you use this image on your web site, you need to provide a link to this photo.</p> Tue, 06 Nov 2012 04:48:09 -0800 2010-10-14T16:17:52-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Universal Pops) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8160921564 Dr. George C. Shaw House 2 <p>Thank you for your views and comments; they are very much appreciated.<br /> <br /> [The Dr. George C. Shaw House set has 7 images] This 1921 brick bungalow in Oxford, North Carolina was the home of Dr. George C. Shaw (1863-?). He was born in Louisburg, North Carolina and educated at Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) and then obtained a doctorate in theology at Auburn Seminary (New York). He was the founding pastor of Timothy Darling Presbyterian Church (1888) in Oxford and established the Mary Potter School (or Academy) a year later, named for its benefactress Mrs. B. F. Potter of Schenectady, New York. It filled a void in the education of blacks in the area. Until 1936 it was the only high school for African-Americans in Granville County. In the early days of the school religion was a major course of study; but as the school grew, industrial arts and agriculture became important. Over many years several additions were made to the campus, but today only one classroom structure (the Industrial Arts Building) exists in addition to the residence of Dr. Shaw, which houses a museum. I’ve been by the museum several times but unfortunately have not found it open. <br /> <br /> Thomas L. Hicks, an instructor at the school, along with students from the Academy built the house. This 2-story red brick bungalow is larger than it appears from a frontal view. It has steep cross gables with shingle roof which also covers the porch, which in itself consists of cross gables. The front façade shows shed dormer windows, 6/1 double sash and surrounded by wood shingles. There’s only one chimney which becomes incorporated into the porch. There are wide eaves with brackets with most being at the porch roofline. Most windows are 16/1 double sash except in dormers and the porch. The porch is spacious with the roof supported by large wood posts on blocks of brick, resembling double-shoulder chimneys. The posts are tapered towards the top with recessed panels on each of the fours sides. The angularity of the support provides a pleasurable visual tension, contrasting with the straight lines of the structure. The porch floor is brick but the steps are stone. The door is glass with 15 panes in 5 rows of three each; to either side are narrow 4/1 double sash windows. On the left is a porte-cochère (car-port), giving symmetry to the front façade, balancing the porch extension to the right. The Dr. George C. Shaw House was listed April 28, 1988 on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Oxford Historic District—reference #88000403<br /> <br /> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>. If you use this image on your web site, you need to provide a link to this photo.</p> Universal Pops windows roof chimney house newyork building brick home glass stone architecture cross pennsylvania religion shingle decoration northcarolina structure symmetry highschool oxford porch africanamerican blacks panels agriculture posts gables academy pastor brackets façade eaves carport bungalow dormer schenectady ornamentation educator recessed louisburg nationalregisterofhistoricplaces tapered portecochère lincolnuniversity industrialarts nrhp granvillecounty steeppitch auburnseminary oxfordhistoricdistrict drgeorgecshaw timothydarlingpresbyterianchurch marypotterschool http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/universalpops/8160888579/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/universalpops/">Universal Pops</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/universalpops/8160888579/" title="Dr. George C. Shaw House 4"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8208/8160888579_6bd1422cf0_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Dr. George C. Shaw House 4" /></a></p> <p>Thank you for your views and comments; they are very much appreciated.<br /> <br /> [The Dr. George C. Shaw House set has 7 images] This 1921 brick bungalow in Oxford, North Carolina was the home of Dr. George C. Shaw (1863-?). He was born in Louisburg, North Carolina and educated at Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) and then obtained a doctorate in theology at Auburn Seminary (New York). He was the founding pastor of Timothy Darling Presbyterian Church (1888) in Oxford and established the Mary Potter School (or Academy) a year later, named for its benefactress Mrs. B. F. Potter of Schenectady, New York. It filled a void in the education of blacks in the area. Until 1936 it was the only high school for African-Americans in Granville County. In the early days of the school religion was a major course of study; but as the school grew, industrial arts and agriculture became important. Over many years several additions were made to the campus, but today only one classroom structure (the Industrial Arts Building) exists in addition to the residence of Dr. Shaw, which houses a museum. I’ve been by the museum several times but unfortunately have not found it open. <br /> <br /> Thomas L. Hicks, an instructor at the school, along with students from the Academy built the house. This 2-story red brick bungalow is larger than it appears from a frontal view. It has steep cross gables with shingle roof which also covers the porch, which in itself consists of cross gables. The front façade shows shed dormer windows, 6/1 double sash and surrounded by wood shingles. There’s only one chimney which becomes incorporated into the porch. There are wide eaves with brackets with most being at the porch roofline. Most windows are 16/1 double sash except in dormers and the porch. The porch is spacious with the roof supported by large wood posts on blocks of brick, resembling double-shoulder chimneys. The posts are tapered towards the top with recessed panels on each of the fours sides. The angularity of the support provides a pleasurable visual tension, contrasting with the straight lines of the structure. The porch floor is brick but the steps are stone. The door is glass with 15 panes in 5 rows of three each; to either side are narrow 4/1 double sash windows. On the left is a porte-cochère (car-port), giving symmetry to the front façade, balancing the porch extension to the right. The Dr. George C. Shaw House was listed April 28, 1988 on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Oxford Historic District—reference #88000403<br /> <br /> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>. If you use this image on your web site, you need to provide a link to this photo.</p> Tue, 06 Nov 2012 04:48:09 -0800 2010-10-14T16:18:46-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Universal Pops) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8160888579 Dr. George C. Shaw House 4 <p>Thank you for your views and comments; they are very much appreciated.<br /> <br /> [The Dr. George C. Shaw House set has 7 images] This 1921 brick bungalow in Oxford, North Carolina was the home of Dr. George C. Shaw (1863-?). He was born in Louisburg, North Carolina and educated at Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) and then obtained a doctorate in theology at Auburn Seminary (New York). He was the founding pastor of Timothy Darling Presbyterian Church (1888) in Oxford and established the Mary Potter School (or Academy) a year later, named for its benefactress Mrs. B. F. Potter of Schenectady, New York. It filled a void in the education of blacks in the area. Until 1936 it was the only high school for African-Americans in Granville County. In the early days of the school religion was a major course of study; but as the school grew, industrial arts and agriculture became important. Over many years several additions were made to the campus, but today only one classroom structure (the Industrial Arts Building) exists in addition to the residence of Dr. Shaw, which houses a museum. I’ve been by the museum several times but unfortunately have not found it open. <br /> <br /> Thomas L. Hicks, an instructor at the school, along with students from the Academy built the house. This 2-story red brick bungalow is larger than it appears from a frontal view. It has steep cross gables with shingle roof which also covers the porch, which in itself consists of cross gables. The front façade shows shed dormer windows, 6/1 double sash and surrounded by wood shingles. There’s only one chimney which becomes incorporated into the porch. There are wide eaves with brackets with most being at the porch roofline. Most windows are 16/1 double sash except in dormers and the porch. The porch is spacious with the roof supported by large wood posts on blocks of brick, resembling double-shoulder chimneys. The posts are tapered towards the top with recessed panels on each of the fours sides. The angularity of the support provides a pleasurable visual tension, contrasting with the straight lines of the structure. The porch floor is brick but the steps are stone. The door is glass with 15 panes in 5 rows of three each; to either side are narrow 4/1 double sash windows. On the left is a porte-cochère (car-port), giving symmetry to the front façade, balancing the porch extension to the right. The Dr. George C. Shaw House was listed April 28, 1988 on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Oxford Historic District—reference #88000403<br /> <br /> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>. If you use this image on your web site, you need to provide a link to this photo.</p> Universal Pops windows roof chimney house newyork building brick home glass stone architecture cross pennsylvania religion shingle decoration northcarolina structure symmetry highschool oxford porch africanamerican blacks panels agriculture posts gables academy pastor brackets façade eaves carport bungalow dormer schenectady ornamentation educator recessed louisburg nationalregisterofhistoricplaces tapered portecochère lincolnuniversity industrialarts nrhp granvillecounty steeppitch auburnseminary oxfordhistoricdistrict drgeorgecshaw timothydarlingpresbyterianchurch marypotterschool http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/universalpops/8135899323/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/universalpops/">Universal Pops</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/universalpops/8135899323/" title="Titus Grandy House 3"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8475/8135899323_4bd4bb643c_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Titus Grandy House 3" /></a></p> <p>Thank you for your views and comments; they are very much appreciated.<br /> <br /> [This is a set of 6 photos] The Titus Grandy House in Oxford, Granville County, North Carolina, dates from the late 1840s or early 1850s. The 2-story wood frame Greek Revival home was built by Oxford merchant Titus Grandy (1824-1888). One room deep in the front portion, a back section provides additional space; the home originally had a back ell but was replaced after the house was shifted on its lot in the 1920s. One of the most unique features of the structure is the 2 interior chimney groupings of three octagonal stuccoed pots (see image 6 in this set). At the edges of the low-pitched roof where one would expect to see cornice ornamentation is a sawn fringe on the front section, giving the appearance of hanging from the edge of the roof. Brackets also exist under the eaves. A vertical strip adorns each corner of the front façade. This façade has three 6/6 second-story windows; the center window is the largest and has sidelights. The symmetry of fenestration continues on the first level, again with 6/6 panes. The entry (image 4) shows a variety in usage of glass; the sidelights consist of 9 rectangular panes of vertical orientation between horizontal bands of smaller panes at top and bottom. The wide wooden door has 3 vertical panes set between three recessed square panels at top and three recessed rectangular panels at bottom. The transom is not clear in the photo. The front porch adheres to the overall symmetry of the facade with three fluted Ionic columns flanking each side of the brick steps. Dentils of two different sizes are in the cornice below the porch roof. The house is part of The Oxford Historic District, added to the National Register of Historic Places #88000403 (added 1988) <br /> <br /> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>. If you use this image on your web site, you need to provide a link to this photo.</p> Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:06:16 -0700 2011-02-03T15:06:54-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Universal Pops) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8135899323 Titus Grandy House 3 <p>Thank you for your views and comments; they are very much appreciated.<br /> <br /> [This is a set of 6 photos] The Titus Grandy House in Oxford, Granville County, North Carolina, dates from the late 1840s or early 1850s. The 2-story wood frame Greek Revival home was built by Oxford merchant Titus Grandy (1824-1888). One room deep in the front portion, a back section provides additional space; the home originally had a back ell but was replaced after the house was shifted on its lot in the 1920s. One of the most unique features of the structure is the 2 interior chimney groupings of three octagonal stuccoed pots (see image 6 in this set). At the edges of the low-pitched roof where one would expect to see cornice ornamentation is a sawn fringe on the front section, giving the appearance of hanging from the edge of the roof. Brackets also exist under the eaves. A vertical strip adorns each corner of the front façade. This façade has three 6/6 second-story windows; the center window is the largest and has sidelights. The symmetry of fenestration continues on the first level, again with 6/6 panes. The entry (image 4) shows a variety in usage of glass; the sidelights consist of 9 rectangular panes of vertical orientation between horizontal bands of smaller panes at top and bottom. The wide wooden door has 3 vertical panes set between three recessed square panels at top and three recessed rectangular panels at bottom. The transom is not clear in the photo. The front porch adheres to the overall symmetry of the facade with three fluted Ionic columns flanking each side of the brick steps. Dentils of two different sizes are in the cornice below the porch roof. The house is part of The Oxford Historic District, added to the National Register of Historic Places #88000403 (added 1988) <br /> <br /> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>. If you use this image on your web site, you need to provide a link to this photo.</p> Universal Pops door wood roof chimney house building home glass architecture order columns bracket decoration entrance panes northcarolina structure symmetry pots oxford porch frame embellishment symmetrical panels residence entry façade stucco neoclassical fenestration ionic cornice ornamentation greekrevival fluted millwork nationalregisterofhistoricplaces ell dentil nrhp 2story granvillecounty lowpitch sidelights titusgrandy sawnfringe oxfordhistoricdistrict http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/universalpops/8135928452/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/universalpops/">Universal Pops</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/universalpops/8135928452/" title="Titus Grandy House 6"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8055/8135928452_e0f14d9838_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Titus Grandy House 6" /></a></p> <p>Thank you for your views and comments; they are very much appreciated.<br /> <br /> [This is a set of 6 photos] The Titus Grandy House in Oxford, Granville County, North Carolina, dates from the late 1840s or early 1850s. The 2-story wood frame Greek Revival home was built by Oxford merchant Titus Grandy (1824-1888). One room deep in the front portion, a back section provides additional space; the home originally had a back ell but was replaced after the house was shifted on its lot in the 1920s. One of the most unique features of the structure is the 2 interior chimney groupings of three octagonal stuccoed pots (see image 6 in this set). At the edges of the low-pitched roof where one would expect to see cornice ornamentation is a sawn fringe on the front section, giving the appearance of hanging from the edge of the roof. Brackets also exist under the eaves. A vertical strip adorns each corner of the front façade. This façade has three 6/6 second-story windows; the center window is the largest and has sidelights. The symmetry of fenestration continues on the first level, again with 6/6 panes. The entry (image 4) shows a variety in usage of glass; the sidelights consist of 9 rectangular panes of vertical orientation between horizontal bands of smaller panes at top and bottom. The wide wooden door has 3 vertical panes set between three recessed square panels at top and three recessed rectangular panels at bottom. The transom is not clear in the photo. The front porch adheres to the overall symmetry of the facade with three fluted Ionic columns flanking each side of the brick steps. Dentils of two different sizes are in the cornice below the porch roof. The house is part of The Oxford Historic District, added to the National Register of Historic Places #88000403 (added 1988) <br /> <br /> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>. If you use this image on your web site, you need to provide a link to this photo.</p> Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:06:14 -0700 2011-02-03T15:02:46-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Universal Pops) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8135928452 Titus Grandy House 6 <p>Thank you for your views and comments; they are very much appreciated.<br /> <br /> [This is a set of 6 photos] The Titus Grandy House in Oxford, Granville County, North Carolina, dates from the late 1840s or early 1850s. The 2-story wood frame Greek Revival home was built by Oxford merchant Titus Grandy (1824-1888). One room deep in the front portion, a back section provides additional space; the home originally had a back ell but was replaced after the house was shifted on its lot in the 1920s. One of the most unique features of the structure is the 2 interior chimney groupings of three octagonal stuccoed pots (see image 6 in this set). At the edges of the low-pitched roof where one would expect to see cornice ornamentation is a sawn fringe on the front section, giving the appearance of hanging from the edge of the roof. Brackets also exist under the eaves. A vertical strip adorns each corner of the front façade. This façade has three 6/6 second-story windows; the center window is the largest and has sidelights. The symmetry of fenestration continues on the first level, again with 6/6 panes. The entry (image 4) shows a variety in usage of glass; the sidelights consist of 9 rectangular panes of vertical orientation between horizontal bands of smaller panes at top and bottom. The wide wooden door has 3 vertical panes set between three recessed square panels at top and three recessed rectangular panels at bottom. The transom is not clear in the photo. The front porch adheres to the overall symmetry of the facade with three fluted Ionic columns flanking each side of the brick steps. Dentils of two different sizes are in the cornice below the porch roof. The house is part of The Oxford Historic District, added to the National Register of Historic Places #88000403 (added 1988) <br /> <br /> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>. If you use this image on your web site, you need to provide a link to this photo.</p> Universal Pops door wood roof chimney house building home glass architecture order columns bracket decoration entrance panes northcarolina structure symmetry pots oxford porch frame embellishment symmetrical panels residence entry façade stucco neoclassical fenestration ionic cornice ornamentation greekrevival fluted millwork nationalregisterofhistoricplaces ell dentil nrhp 2story granvillecounty lowpitch sidelights titusgrandy sawnfringe oxfordhistoricdistrict http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/universalpops/8135927146/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/universalpops/">Universal Pops</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/universalpops/8135927146/" title="Titus Grandy House 5"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8189/8135927146_f84dfc19ed_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Titus Grandy House 5" /></a></p> <p>Thank you for your views and comments; they are very much appreciated.<br /> <br /> [This is a set of 6 photos] The Titus Grandy House in Oxford, Granville County, North Carolina, dates from the late 1840s or early 1850s. The 2-story wood frame Greek Revival home was built by Oxford merchant Titus Grandy (1824-1888). One room deep in the front portion, a back section provides additional space; the home originally had a back ell but was replaced after the house was shifted on its lot in the 1920s. One of the most unique features of the structure is the 2 interior chimney groupings of three octagonal stuccoed pots (see image 6 in this set). At the edges of the low-pitched roof where one would expect to see cornice ornamentation is a sawn fringe on the front section, giving the appearance of hanging from the edge of the roof. Brackets also exist under the eaves. A vertical strip adorns each corner of the front façade. This façade has three 6/6 second-story windows; the center window is the largest and has sidelights. The symmetry of fenestration continues on the first level, again with 6/6 panes. The entry (image 4) shows a variety in usage of glass; the sidelights consist of 9 rectangular panes of vertical orientation between horizontal bands of smaller panes at top and bottom. The wide wooden door has 3 vertical panes set between three recessed square panels at top and three recessed rectangular panels at bottom. The transom is not clear in the photo. The front porch adheres to the overall symmetry of the facade with three fluted Ionic columns flanking each side of the brick steps. Dentils of two different sizes are in the cornice below the porch roof. The house is part of The Oxford Historic District, added to the National Register of Historic Places #88000403 (added 1988) <br /> <br /> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>. If you use this image on your web site, you need to provide a link to this photo.</p> Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:06:15 -0700 2011-02-03T15:03:00-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Universal Pops) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8135927146 Titus Grandy House 5 <p>Thank you for your views and comments; they are very much appreciated.<br /> <br /> [This is a set of 6 photos] The Titus Grandy House in Oxford, Granville County, North Carolina, dates from the late 1840s or early 1850s. The 2-story wood frame Greek Revival home was built by Oxford merchant Titus Grandy (1824-1888). One room deep in the front portion, a back section provides additional space; the home originally had a back ell but was replaced after the house was shifted on its lot in the 1920s. One of the most unique features of the structure is the 2 interior chimney groupings of three octagonal stuccoed pots (see image 6 in this set). At the edges of the low-pitched roof where one would expect to see cornice ornamentation is a sawn fringe on the front section, giving the appearance of hanging from the edge of the roof. Brackets also exist under the eaves. A vertical strip adorns each corner of the front façade. This façade has three 6/6 second-story windows; the center window is the largest and has sidelights. The symmetry of fenestration continues on the first level, again with 6/6 panes. The entry (image 4) shows a variety in usage of glass; the sidelights consist of 9 rectangular panes of vertical orientation between horizontal bands of smaller panes at top and bottom. The wide wooden door has 3 vertical panes set between three recessed square panels at top and three recessed rectangular panels at bottom. The transom is not clear in the photo. The front porch adheres to the overall symmetry of the facade with three fluted Ionic columns flanking each side of the brick steps. Dentils of two different sizes are in the cornice below the porch roof. The house is part of The Oxford Historic District, added to the National Register of Historic Places #88000403 (added 1988) <br /> <br /> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>. If you use this image on your web site, you need to provide a link to this photo.</p> Universal Pops door wood roof chimney house building home glass architecture order columns bracket decoration entrance panes northcarolina structure symmetry pots oxford porch frame embellishment symmetrical panels residence entry façade stucco neoclassical fenestration ionic cornice ornamentation greekrevival fluted millwork nationalregisterofhistoricplaces ell dentil nrhp 2story granvillecounty lowpitch sidelights titusgrandy sawnfringe oxfordhistoricdistrict http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/universalpops/8135899841/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/universalpops/">Universal Pops</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/universalpops/8135899841/" title="Titus Grandy House 1"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8469/8135899841_d2ee12db08_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Titus Grandy House 1" /></a></p> <p>Thank you for your views and comments; they are very much appreciated.<br /> <br /> [This is a set of 6 photos] The Titus Grandy House in Oxford, Granville County, North Carolina, dates from the late 1840s or early 1850s. The 2-story wood frame Greek Revival home was built by Oxford merchant Titus Grandy (1824-1888). One room deep in the front portion, a back section provides additional space; the home originally had a back ell but was replaced after the house was shifted on its lot in the 1920s. One of the most unique features of the structure is the 2 interior chimney groupings of three octagonal stuccoed pots (see image 6 in this set). At the edges of the low-pitched roof where one would expect to see cornice ornamentation is a sawn fringe on the front section, giving the appearance of hanging from the edge of the roof. Brackets also exist under the eaves. A vertical strip adorns each corner of the front façade. This façade has three 6/6 second-story windows; the center window is the largest and has sidelights. The symmetry of fenestration continues on the first level, again with 6/6 panes. The entry (image 4) shows a variety in usage of glass; the sidelights consist of 9 rectangular panes of vertical orientation between horizontal bands of smaller panes at top and bottom. The wide wooden door has 3 vertical panes set between three recessed square panels at top and three recessed rectangular panels at bottom. The transom is not clear in the photo. The front porch adheres to the overall symmetry of the facade with three fluted Ionic columns flanking each side of the brick steps. Dentils of two different sizes are in the cornice below the porch roof. The house is part of The Oxford Historic District, added to the National Register of Historic Places #88000403 (added 1988) <br /> <br /> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>. If you use this image on your web site, you need to provide a link to this photo.</p> Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:06:17 -0700 2011-02-03T15:02:24-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Universal Pops) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8135899841 Titus Grandy House 1 <p>Thank you for your views and comments; they are very much appreciated.<br /> <br /> [This is a set of 6 photos] The Titus Grandy House in Oxford, Granville County, North Carolina, dates from the late 1840s or early 1850s. The 2-story wood frame Greek Revival home was built by Oxford merchant Titus Grandy (1824-1888). One room deep in the front portion, a back section provides additional space; the home originally had a back ell but was replaced after the house was shifted on its lot in the 1920s. One of the most unique features of the structure is the 2 interior chimney groupings of three octagonal stuccoed pots (see image 6 in this set). At the edges of the low-pitched roof where one would expect to see cornice ornamentation is a sawn fringe on the front section, giving the appearance of hanging from the edge of the roof. Brackets also exist under the eaves. A vertical strip adorns each corner of the front façade. This façade has three 6/6 second-story windows; the center window is the largest and has sidelights. The symmetry of fenestration continues on the first level, again with 6/6 panes. The entry (image 4) shows a variety in usage of glass; the sidelights consist of 9 rectangular panes of vertical orientation between horizontal bands of smaller panes at top and bottom. The wide wooden door has 3 vertical panes set between three recessed square panels at top and three recessed rectangular panels at bottom. The transom is not clear in the photo. The front porch adheres to the overall symmetry of the facade with three fluted Ionic columns flanking each side of the brick steps. Dentils of two different sizes are in the cornice below the porch roof. The house is part of The Oxford Historic District, added to the National Register of Historic Places #88000403 (added 1988) <br /> <br /> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>. If you use this image on your web site, you need to provide a link to this photo.</p> Universal Pops door wood roof chimney house building home glass architecture order columns bracket decoration entrance panes northcarolina structure symmetry pots oxford porch frame embellishment symmetrical panels residence entry façade stucco neoclassical fenestration ionic cornice ornamentation greekrevival fluted millwork nationalregisterofhistoricplaces ell dentil nrhp 2story granvillecounty lowpitch sidelights titusgrandy sawnfringe oxfordhistoricdistrict http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/universalpops/8135899071/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/universalpops/">Universal Pops</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/universalpops/8135899071/" title="Titus Grandy House 4"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8045/8135899071_08a887dd33_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Titus Grandy House 4" /></a></p> <p>Thank you for your views and comments; they are very much appreciated.<br /> <br /> [This is a set of 6 photos] The Titus Grandy House in Oxford, Granville County, North Carolina, dates from the late 1840s or early 1850s. The 2-story wood frame Greek Revival home was built by Oxford merchant Titus Grandy (1824-1888). One room deep in the front portion, a back section provides additional space; the home originally had a back ell but was replaced after the house was shifted on its lot in the 1920s. One of the most unique features of the structure is the 2 interior chimney groupings of three octagonal stuccoed pots (see image 6 in this set). At the edges of the low-pitched roof where one would expect to see cornice ornamentation is a sawn fringe on the front section, giving the appearance of hanging from the edge of the roof. Brackets also exist under the eaves. A vertical strip adorns each corner of the front façade. This façade has three 6/6 second-story windows; the center window is the largest and has sidelights. The symmetry of fenestration continues on the first level, again with 6/6 panes. The entry (image 4) shows a variety in usage of glass; the sidelights consist of 9 rectangular panes of vertical orientation between horizontal bands of smaller panes at top and bottom. The wide wooden door has 3 vertical panes set between three recessed square panels at top and three recessed rectangular panels at bottom. The transom is not clear in the photo. The front porch adheres to the overall symmetry of the facade with three fluted Ionic columns flanking each side of the brick steps. Dentils of two different sizes are in the cornice below the porch roof. The house is part of The Oxford Historic District, added to the National Register of Historic Places #88000403 (added 1988) <br /> <br /> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>. If you use this image on your web site, you need to provide a link to this photo.</p> Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:06:16 -0700 2011-02-03T15:03:27-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Universal Pops) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8135899071 Titus Grandy House 4 <p>Thank you for your views and comments; they are very much appreciated.<br /> <br /> [This is a set of 6 photos] The Titus Grandy House in Oxford, Granville County, North Carolina, dates from the late 1840s or early 1850s. The 2-story wood frame Greek Revival home was built by Oxford merchant Titus Grandy (1824-1888). One room deep in the front portion, a back section provides additional space; the home originally had a back ell but was replaced after the house was shifted on its lot in the 1920s. One of the most unique features of the structure is the 2 interior chimney groupings of three octagonal stuccoed pots (see image 6 in this set). At the edges of the low-pitched roof where one would expect to see cornice ornamentation is a sawn fringe on the front section, giving the appearance of hanging from the edge of the roof. Brackets also exist under the eaves. A vertical strip adorns each corner of the front façade. This façade has three 6/6 second-story windows; the center window is the largest and has sidelights. The symmetry of fenestration continues on the first level, again with 6/6 panes. The entry (image 4) shows a variety in usage of glass; the sidelights consist of 9 rectangular panes of vertical orientation between horizontal bands of smaller panes at top and bottom. The wide wooden door has 3 vertical panes set between three recessed square panels at top and three recessed rectangular panels at bottom. The transom is not clear in the photo. The front porch adheres to the overall symmetry of the facade with three fluted Ionic columns flanking each side of the brick steps. Dentils of two different sizes are in the cornice below the porch roof. The house is part of The Oxford Historic District, added to the National Register of Historic Places #88000403 (added 1988) <br /> <br /> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>. If you use this image on your web site, you need to provide a link to this photo.</p> Universal Pops door wood roof chimney house building home glass architecture order columns bracket decoration entrance panes northcarolina structure symmetry pots oxford porch frame embellishment symmetrical panels residence entry façade stucco neoclassical fenestration ionic cornice ornamentation greekrevival fluted millwork nationalregisterofhistoricplaces ell dentil nrhp 2story granvillecounty lowpitch sidelights titusgrandy sawnfringe oxfordhistoricdistrict http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/universalpops/8135928010/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/universalpops/">Universal Pops</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/universalpops/8135928010/" title="Titus Grandy House 2"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8336/8135928010_7485bf5f51_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Titus Grandy House 2" /></a></p> <p>Thank you for your views and comments; they are very much appreciated.<br /> <br /> [This is a set of 6 photos] The Titus Grandy House in Oxford, Granville County, North Carolina, dates from the late 1840s or early 1850s. The 2-story wood frame Greek Revival home was built by Oxford merchant Titus Grandy (1824-1888). One room deep in the front portion, a back section provides additional space; the home originally had a back ell but was replaced after the house was shifted on its lot in the 1920s. One of the most unique features of the structure is the 2 interior chimney groupings of three octagonal stuccoed pots (see image 6 in this set). At the edges of the low-pitched roof where one would expect to see cornice ornamentation is a sawn fringe on the front section, giving the appearance of hanging from the edge of the roof. Brackets also exist under the eaves. A vertical strip adorns each corner of the front façade. This façade has three 6/6 second-story windows; the center window is the largest and has sidelights. The symmetry of fenestration continues on the first level, again with 6/6 panes. The entry (image 4) shows a variety in usage of glass; the sidelights consist of 9 rectangular panes of vertical orientation between horizontal bands of smaller panes at top and bottom. The wide wooden door has 3 vertical panes set between three recessed square panels at top and three recessed rectangular panels at bottom. The transom is not clear in the photo. The front porch adheres to the overall symmetry of the facade with three fluted Ionic columns flanking each side of the brick steps. Dentils of two different sizes are in the cornice below the porch roof. The house is part of The Oxford Historic District, added to the National Register of Historic Places #88000403 (added 1988) <br /> <br /> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>. If you use this image on your web site, you need to provide a link to this photo.</p> Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:06:16 -0700 2011-02-03T15:01:54-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Universal Pops) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8135928010 Titus Grandy House 2 <p>Thank you for your views and comments; they are very much appreciated.<br /> <br /> [This is a set of 6 photos] The Titus Grandy House in Oxford, Granville County, North Carolina, dates from the late 1840s or early 1850s. The 2-story wood frame Greek Revival home was built by Oxford merchant Titus Grandy (1824-1888). One room deep in the front portion, a back section provides additional space; the home originally had a back ell but was replaced after the house was shifted on its lot in the 1920s. One of the most unique features of the structure is the 2 interior chimney groupings of three octagonal stuccoed pots (see image 6 in this set). At the edges of the low-pitched roof where one would expect to see cornice ornamentation is a sawn fringe on the front section, giving the appearance of hanging from the edge of the roof. Brackets also exist under the eaves. A vertical strip adorns each corner of the front façade. This façade has three 6/6 second-story windows; the center window is the largest and has sidelights. The symmetry of fenestration continues on the first level, again with 6/6 panes. The entry (image 4) shows a variety in usage of glass; the sidelights consist of 9 rectangular panes of vertical orientation between horizontal bands of smaller panes at top and bottom. The wide wooden door has 3 vertical panes set between three recessed square panels at top and three recessed rectangular panels at bottom. The transom is not clear in the photo. The front porch adheres to the overall symmetry of the facade with three fluted Ionic columns flanking each side of the brick steps. Dentils of two different sizes are in the cornice below the porch roof. The house is part of The Oxford Historic District, added to the National Register of Historic Places #88000403 (added 1988) <br /> <br /> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>. If you use this image on your web site, you need to provide a link to this photo.</p> Universal Pops door wood roof chimney house building home glass architecture order columns bracket decoration entrance panes northcarolina structure symmetry pots oxford porch frame embellishment symmetrical panels residence entry façade stucco neoclassical fenestration ionic cornice ornamentation greekrevival fluted millwork nationalregisterofhistoricplaces ell dentil nrhp 2story granvillecounty lowpitch sidelights titusgrandy sawnfringe oxfordhistoricdistrict http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/universalpops/8160888439/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/universalpops/">Universal Pops</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/universalpops/8160888439/" title="Dr. George C. Shaw House 5"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8061/8160888439_85ca58da59_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Dr. George C. Shaw House 5" /></a></p> <p>Thank you for your views and comments; they are very much appreciated.<br /> <br /> [The Dr. George C. Shaw House set has 7 images] This 1921 brick bungalow in Oxford, North Carolina was the home of Dr. George C. Shaw (1863-?). He was born in Louisburg, North Carolina and educated at Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) and then obtained a doctorate in theology at Auburn Seminary (New York). He was the founding pastor of Timothy Darling Presbyterian Church (1888) in Oxford and established the Mary Potter School (or Academy) a year later, named for its benefactress Mrs. B. F. Potter of Schenectady, New York. It filled a void in the education of blacks in the area. Until 1936 it was the only high school for African-Americans in Granville County. In the early days of the school religion was a major course of study; but as the school grew, industrial arts and agriculture became important. Over many years several additions were made to the campus, but today only one classroom structure (the Industrial Arts Building) exists in addition to the residence of Dr. Shaw, which houses a museum. I’ve been by the museum several times but unfortunately have not found it open. <br /> <br /> Thomas L. Hicks, an instructor at the school, along with students from the Academy built the house. This 2-story red brick bungalow is larger than it appears from a frontal view. It has steep cross gables with shingle roof which also covers the porch, which in itself consists of cross gables. The front façade shows shed dormer windows, 6/1 double sash and surrounded by wood shingles. There’s only one chimney which becomes incorporated into the porch. There are wide eaves with brackets with most being at the porch roofline. Most windows are 16/1 double sash except in dormers and the porch. The porch is spacious with the roof supported by large wood posts on blocks of brick, resembling double-shoulder chimneys. The posts are tapered towards the top with recessed panels on each of the fours sides. The angularity of the support provides a pleasurable visual tension, contrasting with the straight lines of the structure. The porch floor is brick but the steps are stone. The door is glass with 15 panes in 5 rows of three each; to either side are narrow 4/1 double sash windows. On the left is a porte-cochère (car-port), giving symmetry to the front façade, balancing the porch extension to the right. The Dr. George C. Shaw House was listed April 28, 1988 on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Oxford Historic District—reference #88000403<br /> <br /> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>. If you use this image on your web site, you need to provide a link to this photo.</p> Tue, 06 Nov 2012 04:48:09 -0800 2011-06-09T09:47:30-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Universal Pops) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/8160888439 Dr. George C. Shaw House 5 <p>Thank you for your views and comments; they are very much appreciated.<br /> <br /> [The Dr. George C. Shaw House set has 7 images] This 1921 brick bungalow in Oxford, North Carolina was the home of Dr. George C. Shaw (1863-?). He was born in Louisburg, North Carolina and educated at Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) and then obtained a doctorate in theology at Auburn Seminary (New York). He was the founding pastor of Timothy Darling Presbyterian Church (1888) in Oxford and established the Mary Potter School (or Academy) a year later, named for its benefactress Mrs. B. F. Potter of Schenectady, New York. It filled a void in the education of blacks in the area. Until 1936 it was the only high school for African-Americans in Granville County. In the early days of the school religion was a major course of study; but as the school grew, industrial arts and agriculture became important. Over many years several additions were made to the campus, but today only one classroom structure (the Industrial Arts Building) exists in addition to the residence of Dr. Shaw, which houses a museum. I’ve been by the museum several times but unfortunately have not found it open. <br /> <br /> Thomas L. Hicks, an instructor at the school, along with students from the Academy built the house. This 2-story red brick bungalow is larger than it appears from a frontal view. It has steep cross gables with shingle roof which also covers the porch, which in itself consists of cross gables. The front façade shows shed dormer windows, 6/1 double sash and surrounded by wood shingles. There’s only one chimney which becomes incorporated into the porch. There are wide eaves with brackets with most being at the porch roofline. Most windows are 16/1 double sash except in dormers and the porch. The porch is spacious with the roof supported by large wood posts on blocks of brick, resembling double-shoulder chimneys. The posts are tapered towards the top with recessed panels on each of the fours sides. The angularity of the support provides a pleasurable visual tension, contrasting with the straight lines of the structure. The porch floor is brick but the steps are stone. The door is glass with 15 panes in 5 rows of three each; to either side are narrow 4/1 double sash windows. On the left is a porte-cochère (car-port), giving symmetry to the front façade, balancing the porch extension to the right. The Dr. George C. Shaw House was listed April 28, 1988 on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Oxford Historic District—reference #88000403<br /> <br /> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow"></a>This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License</a>. 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