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John Berry (August 18, 1798-January 11, 1870) was a Hillsborough brickmason who became one of the most respected builders in the antebellum Piedmont. Berry was one of the first native North Carolina artisans to establish a large, long-lasting, and supra-local practice. Although his work concentrated in his native Orange County, he began early in...
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John J. Briggs (1770-1856), a highly skilled and widely respected Raleigh house carpenter, began work in the capital city during its early days and continued for more than a half-century. Along with accomplishing the fine carpentry work on a number of town and plantation houses, he served as "boss" carpenter at the North Carolina...
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Henry Richards, Sr. (1813-1890), was a native Hillsborough brickmason who worked with Hillsborough builder John Berry as his associate and masonry overseer. Succeeding Berry's mentor Samuel Hancock in that role, Richards probably oversaw many important projects built by Berry's shop throughout the Piedmont. The Richards family had resided in Hillsborough since 1769, when Charles and...
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