Timber borings dating to 1719 have made the house the oldest on record in North Carolina. It was built before the town became known as Edenton in 1722, when only about 20 homes dotted land along ...

The paper reported that the attraction was built circa 1719 in Chowan County and is the oldest house in the state. It’s one of several home that’s available for viewing as part of Edenton’s ...

“It is amazing just to be able to stand in a house that old,” said Reid Thomas, a restoration specialist with the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Edenton will hold the 2015 ...