C. Ford Peatross Collection of Photographs of William Nichols Architecture, 1970-1979

Collection Number: P0063

Collection Title: C. Ford Peatross Collection of Photographs of William Nichols Architecture, 1970-1979

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Size	402 (1.0 linear feet)
Abstract	The collection consists of 402 black-and-white photographic prints made primarily by white architect C. Ford Peatross intended as illustrations for a dissertation, which was never completed, on architect William Nichols (1777-1853). The majority of the images are of structures and buildings in North Carolina, but there are also images of structures in England, Alabama, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., that were designed by Nichols or that influenced his work. A majority of the images in the collection are copy prints made by Peatross of materials from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) and the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) collections at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Original photographs taken by Peatross have been identified and copy work includes citations from original sources.
Creator	Peatross, C. Ford.
Curatorial Unit	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives.
Language	English

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Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], in the C. Ford Peatross Collection of Photographs of William Nichols Architecture #P0063, North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Acquisitions Information: Gift of C. Ford Peatross, via Rachel Frew, Sloane Art Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Acc. 30899).

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Processed by: Patrick Cullom, April 2015

Encoded by: Patrick Cullom, April 2015

Updated by: Patrick Cullom, March 2021

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C. Ford Peatross was the Founding Director of the Center for Architecture, Design, and Engineering in the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress and the Center for American Architecture, Design and Engineering in Washington, D.C. He was a former graduate student in the Department of Art at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Among his writings, Peatross co-authored William Nichols, Architect with Robert O. Mellown, published by the University of Alabama Art Gallery in 1979. William Nichols was born in Bath, England and immigrated to New Bern, N.C., in 1800 and established himself as an architect. He was the state architect for North Carolina from 1817 to 1826, and was state architect or engineer for Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi as well.

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The collection consists of 402 photographs (copy prints and original photographs) made primarily by C. Ford Peatross intended as illustrations for a dissertation, which was never completed, on architect William Nichols (1777-1853). The majority of the images are of structures and buildings in North Carolina, but there are also images of structures in England, Alabama, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., that were designed by Nichols or that influenced his work. A majority of the images in the collection are copy prints made by Peatross of materials from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) and the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) collections at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Original photographs taken by Peatross have been identified and copy work includes citations from original sources.

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402 items

Arrangement: By location/subject.

Image Box IB-P0063/1 Image Folder PF-P0063/0001	Chowan County: Edenton: Chowan County Courthouse, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 3 images
Image Box IB-P0063/1 Image Folder PF-P0063/0002	Chowan County: Edenton: James Cathcart Johnston House, Hayes Plantation, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 41 image
Image Box IB-P0063/1 Image Folder PF-P0063/0003	Chowan County: Edenton: Joseph Blount Skinner Law Office, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 7 images
Image Box IB-P0063/1 Image Folder PF-P0063/0004	Chowan County: Edenton: James Iredell House, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 11 images
Image Box IB-P0063/1 Image Folder PF-P0063/0005	Chowan County: Edenton (vicinity of): Standin-Hoskins House (Coke Farm), circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 6 images
Image Box IB-P0063/1 Image Folder PF-P0063/0006	Chowan County: Edenton (vicinity of): Shelton Plantation House, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image
Image Box IB-P0063/1 Image Folder PF-P0063/0007	Chowan County: Edenton (vicinity of): Mulberry Hill (Blount House), circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 3 images
Image Box IB-P0063/1 Image Folder PF-P0063/0008	Chowan County: Edenton: Beverly Hall (State Bank Branch and Blount House), circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 3 images
Image Box IB-P0063/1 Image Folder PF-P0063/0009	Chowan County: Edenton (vicinity of): Athol, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 10 images
Image Box IB-P0063/1 Image Folder PF-P0063/0010	Craven County: New Bern: Map of New Bern, circa 1815 Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image
Image Box IB-P0063/1 Image Folder PF-P0063/0011	Craven County: New Bern: Civil War period map of New Bern, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image
Image Box IB-P0063/1 Image Folder PF-P0063/0012	Craven County: New Bern: Donnel House and Law Office, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 5 images
Image Box IB-P0063/1 Image Folder PF-P0063/0013	Craven County: New Bern: Smallwood House, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 7 images
Image Box IB-P0063/1 Image Folder PF-P0063/0014	Craven County: New Bern: Bryan House and Law Office, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 6 images
Image Box IB-P0063/1 Image Folder PF-P0063/0015	Craven County: New Bern: Isaac Taylor House, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 8 images
Image Box IB-P0063/1 Image Folder PF-P0063/0016	Craven County: New Bern: Old Bank of New Bern, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 2 images
Image Box IB-P0063/1 Image Folder PF-P0063/0017	Craven County: New Bern: New Bern Academy, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 11 images
Image Box IB-P0063/1 Image Folder PF-P0063/0018	Craven County: New Bern: Attmore-Oliver House, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image
Image Box IB-P0063/1 Image Folder PF-P0063/0019	Craven County: New Bern: Masonic Lodge and Theater, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 2 images
Image Box IB-P0063/1 Image Folder PF-P0063/0020	Craven County: New Bern: First Presbyterian Church, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 6 images
Image Box IB-P0063/1 Image Folder PF-P0063/0021	Craven County: New Bern: St. Paul’s Church, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 11 images
Image Box IB-P0063/1 Image Folder PF-P0063/0022	Craven County: New Bern: Coor-Gaston House, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image
Image Box IB-P0063/1 Image Folder PF-P0063/0023	Craven County: New Bern: Jones House, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image
Image Box IB-P0063/1 Image Folder PF-P0063/0024	Cumberland County: Fayetteville: Map of Fayetteville, circa 1825 Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image
Image Box IB-P0063/1 Image Folder PF-P0063/0025	Cumberland County: Fayetteville: Halliday-Cameron House (Mrs. Fan Williams House), circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 3 image
Image Box IB-P0063/1 Image Folder PF-P0063/0026	Cumberland County: Fayetteville: Bank of the United States Branch (McLeran-Adam-Sandford House, Fayetteville Women’s Club), circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 14 image
Image Box IB-P0063/1 Image Folder PF-P0063/0027	Cumberland County: Fayetteville: House, 309 Dick Street, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image
Image Box IB-P0063/1 Image Folder PF-P0063/0028	Cumberland County: Fayetteville: Thornton House, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 2 images
Image Box IB-P0063/1 Image Folder PF-P0063/0029	Cumberland County: Fayetteville: Old Law Office, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image
Image Box IB-P0063/1 Image Folder PF-P0063/0030	Cumberland County: Fayetteville: Nimocks House, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image
Image Box IB-P0063/1 Image Folder PF-P0063/0031	Cumberland County: Fayetteville: "Myrtle Hall," Judge Robert Strange House, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image
Image Box IB-P0063/1 Image Folder PF-P0063/0032	Cumberland County: Fayetteville: Town House (Old Market House), circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image
Image Box IB-P0063/1 Image Folder PF-P0063/0033	Durham County: Fairntosh Plantation House, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image
Image Box IB-P0063/1 Image Folder PF-P0063/0034	Franklin County: Louisburg: Pearson Place, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 3 images
Image Box IB-P0063/1 Image Folder PF-P0063/0035	Lincoln County: Iron Station (vicinity of): Ingleside (David Forney House), circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 4 images
Image Box IB-P0063/1 Image Folder PF-P0063/0036	Lincoln County: Beatties Ford Plantation (vicinity of): River view from the Graham House, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 2 images
Image Box IB-P0063/1 Image Folder PF-P0063/0037	Orange County: Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Gerrard Hall (Images missing as of March 2013), circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 2 images
Image Box IB-P0063/1 Image Folder PF-P0063/0038	Orange County: Chapel Hill: View of campus (Image missing as of March 2013), circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Print
Image Box IB-P0063/1 Image Folder PF-P0063/0039	Orange County: Hillsborough: Eagle Lodge No. 71, A. F. & A. M. (Masonic Lodge/King Street Opera House), circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 9 images
Image Box IB-P0063/1 Image Folder PF-P0063/0040	Orange County: Hillsborough (vicinity of): "Lochiel," Mary Reed Anderson House, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 2 images
Image Box IB-P0063/2 Image Folder PF-P0063/0041	Orange County: Hillsborough: Hanks-Phillips-Hawks House (Ruffin-Roulhac House), circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 11 images
Image Box IB-P0063/2 Image Folder PF-P0063/0042	Orange County: Hillsborough (vicinity of): John Berry House, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 5 images
Image Box IB-P0063/2 Image Folder PF-P0063/0043	Orange County: Hillsborough: Hazell-Nash House, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image
Image Box IB-P0063/2 Image Folder PF-P0063/0044	Orange County: Hillsborough: St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image
Image Box IB-P0063/2 Image Folder PF-P0063/0045	Pasquotank County: South Mills (vicinity of): Morgan House, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 2 images
Image Box IB-P0063/2 Image Folder PF-P0063/0046	Perquimans County: Harvey's Neck: Ashland (John Skinner House), circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image
Image Box IB-P0063/2 Image Folder PF-P0063/0047	Perquimans County: Bethel (vicinity of): Harrell House, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image
Image Box IB-P0063/2 Image Folder PF-P0063/0048	Perquimans County: Hertford (vicinity of): Cove Grove, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 4 images
Image Box IB-P0063/2 Image Folder PF-P0063/0049	Perquimans County: Durant's Neck: Land's End (James Leigh House), circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image
Image Box IB-P0063/2 Image Folder PF-P0063/0050	Perquimans County: New Hope (vicinity of): Stockton (Granberry House), circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 2 images
Image Box IB-P0063/2 Image Folder PF-P0063/0051	Surry County: Rockford: Surry County Courthouse, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image
Image Box IB-P0063/2 Image Folder PF-P0063/0052	Surry County: Rockford: York Tavern, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image
Image Box IB-P0063/2 Image Folder PF-P0063/0053	Tyrrell County: Lake Phelps: Somerse Place, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image
Image Box IB-P0063/2 Image Folder PF-P0063/0054	Vance County: Williamsboro (vicinity of): Burnside (Jones-Hunt Hamilton House), circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 6 images
Image Box IB-P0063/2 Image Folder PF-P0063/0055	Wake County: Raleigh: North Carolina State House, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 5 images
Image Box IB-P0063/2 Image Folder PF-P0063/0056	Wake County: Raleigh: North Carolina State Capitol, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image
Image Box IB-P0063/2 Image Folder PF-P0063/0057	Wake County: Raleigh: Mordecai House, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 13 images
Image Box IB-P0063/2 Image Folder PF-P0063/0058	Wake County: Raleigh: Wake County Jail, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image
Image Box IB-P0063/2 Image Folder PF-P0063/0059	Wake County: Raleigh: Map of Raleigh, circa 1885 Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image
Image Box IB-P0063/2 Image Folder PF-P0063/0060	Wake County: Raleigh: Governor's "Palace," circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image
Image Box IB-P0063/2 Image Folder PF-P0063/0061	Warren County: Littleton: Mosby Hall (Little Manor) (Image missing as of March 2013), circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image
Image Box IB-P0063/2 Image Folder PF-P0063/0062	Alabama: Montgomery: Alabama State Capitol, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 10 images
Image Box IB-P0063/2 Image Folder PF-P0063/0063	Alabama: Montgomery: Alabama State Capitol, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 8 images
Image Box IB-P0063/2 Image Folder PF-P0063/0064	Alabama: Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 14 images
Image Box IB-P0063/2 Image Folder PF-P0063/0065	Alabama: Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 14 images
Image Box IB-P0063/2 Image Folder PF-P0063/0066	Alabama: Tuscaloosa: Alexander Dearing House, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 13 images
Image Box IB-P0063/2 Image Folder PF-P0063/0067	Alabama: Tuscaloosa: Captain James Hunter Dearing House, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 9 images
Image Box IB-P0063/2 Image Folder PF-P0063/0068	Alabama: Tuscaloosa, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 9 images
Image Box IB-P0063/2 Image Folder PF-P0063/0069	New York: New York: New York City Hall, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image
Image Box IB-P0063/2 Image Folder PF-P0063/0070	Pennsylvania: Lancaster: Church of the Holy Trininty, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Print 1 image
Image Box IB-P0063/2 Image Folder PF-P0063/0071	Virginia: Buildings, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 7 images
Image Box IB-P0063/2 Image Folder PF-P0063/0072	Washington, D.C.: Buildings, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 14 images
Image Box IB-P0063/2 Image Folder PF-P0063/0073	England: Bath: Dinder House, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 37 images
Image Box IB-P0063/2 Image Folder PF-P0063/0074	England: Strawberry Hill: Surrey House, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 3 images
Image Box IB-P0063/2 Image Folder PF-P0063/0075	Greece: Athens: Colonnades, circa 1970s Black-and-White Photographic Prints 3 images

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Collection Number: P0063 Collection Title: C. Ford Peatross Collection of Photographs of William Nichols Architecture, 1970-1979