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HB755730
Exterior, North Rear
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HB755731
Exterior, East Side
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HB755732
Interior, First Floor, Central Room, North Wall
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HB755733
Interior, Staircase And Hall
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LocationEast Corbin Street (formerly North Street),
Hillsborough, NC
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS NC-221
Building/structure dates:
1812 initial construction
Building/structure dates:
1840 subsequent work
Significance: This beautiful frame manor house was the town house of William Cain, Jr. (His country house was the mansion called "Hard Scrabble," still standing and still interesting.) San Souci, aside from the fact that it has belonged to a succession of prominent people, is extremely interesting architecturally; its central block has splendid woodwork and a very fine Great Hall...
Subjects
Business EnterprisesMedicineTown Houses
Related Names
Latta, Samuel T.
Cain, William
Berry, John
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. EXTERIOR, NORTH REAR
2. EXTERIOR, EAST SIDE
3. INTERIOR, FIRST FLOOR, CENTRAL ROOM, NORTH WALL
4. INTERIOR, STAIRCASE AND HALL
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