Long House

Contributors:

Thomas Day, cabinetmaker

Dates:

1850s

Location:

Milton, Caswell County

Street Address:

Milton vicinity, NC

Status:

Standing

Type:

Residential

Images Published In:

Catherine W. Bishir, North Carolina Architecture (1990).
Patricia Phillips Marshall and Jo Ramsay Leimenstoll, Thomas Day: Master Craftsman and Free Man of Color (2010).

Note:

The Greek Revival house with an Italianate porch features a full and exuberant ensemble of Day’s work, including a geometric stair and a distinctive mantel flanked by arched niches. A receipt for deduction of $4 for “not finish of fire piece” is a rare bit of documentation for any of Day’s surviving architectural woodwork.