The Grove (Tarboro, North Carolina)

	The Grove
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
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Location	130 Bridgers St., Tarboro, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°54′10″N 77°32′14″W / 35.90278°N 77.53722°WCoordinates: 35°54′10″N 77°32′14″W / 35.90278°N 77.53722°W
Area	9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
Built	1808
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	71000583
Added to NRHP	February 18, 1971

The Grove, also known as Blount-Bridgers House, is a historic home located at Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina. It was built about 1808, and is a two-story, five bay, Federal style frame dwelling. It has a gable roof and pairs of double-shouldered brick end chimneys. It was the home of Thomas Blount (1759–1812), an American Revolutionary War veteran and statesman.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.^[1] It is located in the Tarboro Historic District.

Edgecombe Arts is located in the Blount-Bridgers House, which features a permanent collection of works by Tarboro-born artist (1899–1972), including oil paintings, pastels, drawings, prints and watercolors.^[3] Blount-Bridgers House also exhibits locally-made period furniture and 19th-century paintings as well as works by Thomas Sully, Thomas Landseer and . The area also changing exhibits of contemporary artists.

References[]

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ John G. Zehmer and John B. Wells, III (October 1970). "The Grove" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
^ "Blount-Bridgers House". Edgecombe Arts. Retrieved 4 December 2014.

External links[]

Edgecombe Arts – official site

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[nrhpinv-2] John G. Zehmer and John B. Wells, III (October 1970). "The Grove" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-11-01.

[3] "Blount-Bridgers House". Edgecombe Arts. Retrieved 4 December 2014.

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The Grove
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property

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Location	130 Bridgers St., Tarboro, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°54′10″N 77°32′14″W / 35.90278°N 77.53722°W / 35.90278; -77.53722Coordinates: 35°54′10″N 77°32′14″W / 35.90278°N 77.53722°W / 35.90278; -77.53722
Area	9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
Built	1808 (1808)
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	71000583^[1]
Added to NRHP	February 18, 1971