Old Brick House | |
.jpg) Brick House, HABS Photo, July 1940 | |
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| Location | 182 Brick House Lane,Elizabeth City, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°20′0″N76°13′16″W / 36.33333°N 76.22111°W /36.33333; -76.22111 |
| Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
| Built | c. 1750 (1750) |
| Built by | Murden, Robert |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000983[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 16, 1972 |
Old Brick House is a historic home located atElizabeth City,Pasquotank County, North Carolina. It was built about 1750, and is a1+1⁄2-story frame dwelling with brick gable ends. It sits on a raised brick basement, has a gable roof with dormers, and two interior end chimneys with molded caps. The interior features a richly carved mantel with an elaborate broken ogee pediment. It is one of the few brick-end buildings in the state. The brickwork is laid inFlemish bond with glazed headers.[2] It is a member of the small group of 18th century frame houses with brick ends in northeast North Carolina; the group includes theSutton-Newby House and theMyers-White House.
Local legend held that the house was built and first occupied by the pirateBlackbeard, though in reality he had been dead since 1718.[2]
It was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]
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