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orui wi iiiiiiivu uww ii kv 1110 i«5uwSiZf.Historic Buuilding BurnsIt is always with awe that we regard history; with a magnitude of respect that we regard inanimate objects once a part of that history. In Halifax County there ;ire quite a few landmarks and homes which once knew the tread of famous men of the American past. The town of Halifax was the home of quite a few famous men- -Wllham E. Davie, John Paul Jor.es and others.It Is, therefore, with no littleregret, that we loam or the complete destruction by lightning and the resulting fire last Friday night of a small frame buildingr.n the old Davie estate In HalifaxWilliam R. Davie, one of the foremost characters In the early history of the State of North Carolina, held many important positions. He was once the United States ambassador to France. His home (now the home of W. T. Stephenson) is yet to be seen In Halifax.Near that home, on the same property, was a small frame building whioh by Its location appears, ut one time, to have housed the servants of the Davie mansion. It was this building, In a state of disropalr, which was set afireby a blinding lightning flash last Friday night and destroyed ere firemen arrived.Before Its destruction, Mr. Stephenson had planned to rebuild the small hand-hewn frame building and use It to house his collection of antique furniture, silver and pottery,Today, seared oaks, which yet retain some of thoir majestic splendor, crowd around a blackened circle—the charred remains of a part of History itself,
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Roanoke Rapids Herald
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, US
Thu, Jun 05, 1947
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