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Verona, U.S. Route 158, Jackson, Northampton County, NC
Summary
Significance: Verona was built by Matt Whittaker Ransom in 1853, its romantic latticework and balconies were inspired by similar structures in Ransom's home town, Shucco Springs, and were not the result of Ransom serving as ambassador to Mexico in 1901 as is often assumed. The land on which Verona stands was acquired through Mrs. Ransom's family, the Exums, one of 3 largest landowners in the state. Originally consisting of perhaps as much as 3,000 acres...
Survey number: HABS NC-214
Building/structure dates: 1853 Initial Construction
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Date
1901
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Ransom, Matt Whittaker
Location
Jackson (Northampton County, N.C.), 36.38960, -77.42136
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html
