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William Pugh Ferrand Store, 122 Front Street, Swansboro, Onslow County, NC

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William Pugh Ferrand Store, 122 Front Street, Swansboro, Onslow County, NC

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Summary

Significance: It was built in 1819 on land that Ferrand had purchased from Captain Otway Burns, of Beaufort. The store was originally constructed of wood in 1819. When the massive fire of 1838 burned down a majority of downtown Swansboro it destroyed the store. Within the following year the building was rebuilt and Ferrand moved into a newly constructed brick store. The floors in the store are currently all original...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N422
Survey number: HABS NC-391
Building/structure dates: 1839 Initial Construction

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Date

1933 - 1970
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Ferrand, William Pugh
Schmit, Thomas J, delineator
Motes, Helen M, delineator
Sprague, Matthew H, delineator
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Location

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Source

Library of Congress
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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

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