Beaufort Photographs
by Frances Benjamin Johnston 1864-1952
by Frances Benjamin Johnston 1864-1952
Photographs courtesy: Library of Congress, Canegie Survey of the Architecture of the South
See Johnston bio in Fort Macon post below.
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| Noted by Johnston as "Old Beaufort House" in 1936, this is the Jacob Henry House circa 1800 |
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| Noted by Johnston as a "Tavern" in 1937, this is the Duncan House circa 1815. (The Duncan House was always a private home, except when the west side was used as a ship chandlery and store, patronized by visiting ships as well as local residents from about 1832 until 1910.) Note the fishing shack at the end of Front Street. |
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| Also noted as a "Tavern" in 1937, this is the Davis (boarding) House |
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| Noted by Johnston as "Old Beaufort House" in 1936, this is the William Borden House circa 1778. The next two details of the Borden House were snipped from a larger file. |
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| Detail of Borden House - Note double doors; during WWI the house was turned into apartments for military officers at Camp Lejeune. |
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| Detail of Borden House - Note the unusual structure in the tree; it appears to be a replica of the Borden House. |
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| Noted by Johnston as "Old Beaufort House" in 1936, is the John Sabiston House circa 1857 - Borden House next door. |
