Wessington House
Wessington House is a historic home located at Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina. It was built about 1851, and is a 3-story house with a full English basement, brick dwelling with a center hall plan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Building
- Description: historic house in North Carolina, United States
- Address: NC
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cupola House and Taylor Twin Cinema.
Cupola House
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The Cupola House is a historic house museum in Edenton, North Carolina. Built in 1756–1758, it is the second oldest building in Edenton, and the only known surviving example in the American South of a "jutt," or overhanging second floor. Cupola House is situated 600 feet southeast of Wessington House.
Taylor Twin Cinema
Movie theater
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Taylor Twin Cinema is a movie theater, which is situated 620 feet northeast of Wessington House.
Roanoke River Light
Lighthouse
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The Roanoke River Lighthouse is a historic, decommissioned lighthouse, located on the waterfront of Edenton, North Carolina. The lighthouse once stood in Albemarle Sound at the mouth of the Roanoke River, across the Sound from its current location. Roanoke River Light is situated 990 feet south of Wessington House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Edenton.
Edenton
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Edenton is the seat of Chowan County on the North Carolina Coastal Plain. This little town of about 5,000 has a lot going on for it. For starters, it is claimed to be the first European settlement in the state of North Carolina.
Wessington House
Latitude
36.05877° or 36° 3′ 32″ northLongitude
-76.61106° or 76° 36′ 40″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
8785395Q+GHOpenStreetMap ID
node 367911274OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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