Part Two: Historic Homes Tour Sites
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This circa 1820 building on the property of the William Ransom Johnson House at the end of Eaton Avenue was built for use as a law office for William Eaton, Jr.
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HENDRICK HOUSE
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Owned by the Jacob Holt House Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit formed for the building’s renovation and preservation, the Jacob Holt House today is used as a visitor’s center during the summer and as a meeting place for the community.
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The circa 1907 Warrenton Town Hall building, which historically has housed the town’s fire department, a jail, opry house, National Guard Armory, and hosted basketball games for the former John Graham High School, among other notable activities, underwent a multi-million-dollar renovation that was celebrated with a dedication ceremony and open house in the fall of 2019. The project includes installation of salvaged architectural elements and artwork from Warrenton and Warren County throughout the building and was recognized earlier this year by Preservation North Carolina, which awarded the town the prestigious Gertrude S. Carraway Award.
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This old stoplight, which once hung above a Warrenton street, is still in working order and now hangs from the third floor of Warrenton Town Hall outside the police department.
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This Jacob Holt parlor mantle, mounted in the Warrenton Town Hall lobby, is original to the William Eaton House, which was built by Jacob Holt on Warrenton’s North Main Street in 1843 as a summer home for the family of William Eaton, Sr. In the 1950s, the house was acquired by Wesley Memorial Methodist Church for use as a parsonage. The house was renovated and the mantle removed and placed in storage. In 2021, the mantle was removed from storage and given to Preservation Warrenton to be displayed in Warrenton Town Hall by Richard Blankenship and Catherine Blankenship. The William Eaton House is one of the homes included on the “Come Home to Christmas” tour and will be featured in next week’s homes tour article.
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WILLIAM RANSOM JOHNSON HOUSE
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This mantle in the William Ransom Johnson House displays a circa 1881 fashion clock and 250-year-old powder horn, some of the many historic items and antiques in the home.
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