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Cupola House, in Edenton, North Carolina is an architecturally significant building featuring a cupola. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970.〔〔 and 〕 The house is 2.5 stories and was originally situated on a very spacious lot extending to the Edenton Bay. The property was owned by a succession of merchants, including Richard Sanderson, a shipowner. Francis Corbin bought the lot in 1756 and built the current residence.〔 The Cupola House is a two-story gable-roofed house with external brick end chimneys. It is now covered with weatherboards; recent research suggests it may originally have been covered with rusticated siding, similar to the siding still in place on the cupola. Mount Vernon and the Redwood Library have similar siding. The roof is covered with wooden shingles. Two rooms surround a central passageway, which was an uncommon layout in colonial North Carolina but was not rare in other colonies. The unique aspect of the house is its combination of a cupola with an overhanging upper story.〔 The cupola is octagon-shaped and covered in wood that has been cut to imitate stonework.〔 Inside, the house features elaborate finishing which denotes the "social hierarchy" of the rooms.〔 The balustrade of the staircase in the central hallway features carved floral decorations and moldings, while the doors leading to the two main rooms extend up to the ceiling.〔 The house includes ornate mantels and woodwork throughout.〔 The Cupola House is one of several sites of Historic Edenton. Other historic sites open for tour include the James Iredell House, Roanoke River Light, Barker House, Chowan County Courthouse and St. Paul's Episcopal Church. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cupola House (Edenton, North Carolina)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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