. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. PEOPLE & PLACES Abraham Sanders acquired the property in 1726 and built the two-story, brick home on the banks of the Perquimans River. Archeological studies have determined the home, known as the Newbold-White House for later occupants, was built around 1730, making it the oldest brick home in the state. Sanders, also a Quaker, was a wealthy farmer by the standards of the day — raising com, cotton, wheat, flax, indigo, tobacco and rice and also producing wood products such as barrels and shingles. His
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. PEOPLE & PLACES Abraham Sanders acquired the property in 1726 and built the two-story, brick home on the banks of the Perquimans River. Archeological studies have determined the home, known as the Newbold-White House for later occupants, was built around 1730, making it the oldest brick home in the state. Sanders, also a Quaker, was a wealthy farmer by the standards of the day — raising com, cotton, wheat, flax, indigo, tobacco and rice and also producing wood products such as barrels and shingles. His home reflects his wealth and status in the area. The size of the house dominated the small homes built by Sanders' neighbors. Leaded casement windows with diamond-shaped glass panes further distinguish the home. Curators at the Newbold-White House. Courtesy Newbold-White House work to keep the property "period ; The grounds feature a seasonal herb garden and a Quaker gravesite dating to the 1600s. When the Perquimans County Restoration Association purchased the property in the early 1970s, a 19th century smokehouse stood on the site. This smokehouse was donated to the Museum of the Albemarle and replaced with a generic type of smokehouse known to exist in the region during the 1600s. Bob Higerd and Ben Hobbs, both of Hertford, coordinated the construction of the replica smokehouse with clapboard siding, a gabled roof and wood floor. The Sanders family would have used a similar smokehouse to cure meat for meals through the year. Also nearby is a replica of Periauger, a flat-bottomed, double-masted workboat, once used to transport goods up and down shallow coastal rivers and creeks. Sanders' 1751 estate inventory lists several canoes and a Periauger, likely used to haul cargo to the house and goods to market. The Maritime Museum in Beaufort constructed the replica based on descriptions, because no colonial-era boats are known to still exist. The town of
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