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Appendix 2
12. Weston Edwards House
218 Church Street
Civil War veteran Weston H. Edwards purchased this lot in 1891 and
built a house soon afterward. The Edwards house is one of several on
this farm, but is distinguished by its front cross-gable. The sawn work
spandrels and paired posts were reproduced based on the Page-Hamilton
House, and are likely similar to the work which originally adorned the
house.
Morrisville’s location on the railroad gave homebuilders access to goods,
including pre-made decorative woodwork, that frequently appears on
many early homes. No other towns in Wake County have these features
in the same volume as seen here. These embellishments were likely
produced by Page and Ellington, who were lumber dealers, builders, and
operators of a sash and blind factory near Cary during the 1870s.
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Photo by Ernest Dollar