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The David W.W. Moore Collection on the Moses Rountree House collection (1970-2010) consists of four folders that originally in a binder organized by David W.W. Moore. The collection contains photos, newspaper clipppings, hand-written notes, and documents related to the Moses Rountree House. This collection documents the history of the Moses Rountree House which was built in 1869 by Oswald Lipscomb.
Moses Rountree was one of the most prominent leaders of Wilson society in the nineteenth century. His activities helped to shape the economic, political, physical and the educational environment of the town of Wilson. Rountree was of English descent, and his ancestors came to Nansemond County, Virginia before 1700. Like many Virginians, the Rountree family began to acquire land over the border in North Carolina and by the early eighteenth century the family owned property on the banks of Contentnea Creek in what later became Wilson County. Moses Rountree was the son of Lewis Rountree and Elizabeth Daniel. He was born in 1822 on the family plantation several miles east of the present city of Wilson on what is now Route 264. Rountree was considered one of Wilson's leading nineteenth century merchants. He had several commercial ventures, including the establishment of a merchandise firm and his procurement of properties in Wilson.
Moses Rountree was one of the most prominent leaders of Wilson society in the nineteenth century. His activities helped to shape the economic, political, physical and the educational environment of the town of Wilson. Rountree was of English descent, and his ancestors came to Nansemond County, Virginia before 1700. Like many Virginians, the Rountree family began to acquire land over the border in North Carolina and by the early eighteenth century the family owned property on the banks of Contentnea Creek in what later became Wilson County. Moses Rountree was the son of Lewis Rountree and Elizabeth Daniel. He was born in 1822 on the family plantation several miles east of the present city of Wilson on what is now Route 264. Rountree was considered one of Wilson's leading nineteenth century merchants. He had several commercial ventures, including the establishment of a merchandise firm and his procurement of properties in Wilson.
The Moses Rountree house was built in 1869 by Oswald Lipscomb. Oswald Lipscomb (July 26, 1826-Feb. 3, 1891) was a carpenter from Virginia who came to North Carolina as a young man and became a leading builder in the newly chartered railroad town of Wilson, specializing in the picturesque residential styles popular in the mid-19th century. He built the Moses Rountree house for his brother-in-law Moses Rountree. The Moses Rountree house is listed on the National Register for Historic Houses. It is is a two-story, three bays wide by two bays deep, Gothic Revival style frame house. It has a two-story rear ell, a steep gable roof, and it is sheathed in weatherboard. The house was moved in 1890 and about 1920, and was renovated in the 1930s adding Colonial Revival style design element.
The David W.W. Moore Collection on the Moses Rountree House collection (1970-2010) consists of four folders that originally in a binder organized by David W.W. Moore. The collection contains photos, newspaper clipppings, hand-written notes, and documents related to the Moses Rountree House. This collection documents the history of the Moses Rountree House which was built in 1869 by Oswald Lipscomb.
This collection is arranged in the order received. It was originally in a binder organized by David W.W. Moore.
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[Identification of item], David W.W. Moore Collection on the Moses Rountree House, MC 00746, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Gift of David C. Moore, November 2023 (Accession 2023.0165)
Processed by: Katelyn Cuomo December 2023; Finding aid written by: Katelyn Cuomo, 2023 December
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[Identification of item], David W.W. Moore Collection on the Moses Rountree House, MC 00746, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
The nature of the NC State University Libraries' Special Collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The NC State University Libraries claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials.
The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which North Carolina State University assumes no responsibility.