Sense what life was like for a Colonial Quaker family who settled in the rustic North Carolina wilderness. See the same vistas colonists saw over 300 years ago, and enter a house that has been part of the landscape for over 250 years.
Sense what life was like for a Colonial Quaker family who settled inthe rustic North Carolinawilderness. At the Newbold-White complex you’ll hear the wind rustlethrough the fields, feel the damp air rise off the Perquimans River. Seethe same vistas colonists saw over 300 years ago, and enter a house that hasbeen part of the landscape for over 250 years.
Abraham Sanders built the brick house in 1730 for his wife, Judith,and their six children. The grounds remain virtually unchanged and include aseasonal herb garden and a Quaker cemetery dating to the 17thcentury.
Simple, yet elegant, the Newbold-White House is the oldest housein North Carolinaopen to the public and is listed on the National Register of HistoricPlaces. The expansive grounds feature a Quaker gravesite dating to the 1600sand a seasonal Colonial kitchen garden and the newly reestablished 1730vineyard. Take home a bottle of the vineyards famous muscadine cider. The siteis also home to the Periauger, a replica of a double-masted colonial workboat, theonly one of its kind in the world.
Visitors have the unique opportunity to visit the house as it undergoes restoration andobserve the impressive historic preservation process. Most of the house’seighteenth century brick is original and is set in a beautiful pattern.Stunning leaded glass windows enhance the house’s appearance. Inside the house,you’ll discover two enormous fireplaces, original pine woodwork, and a windingcorner stairway. Period furnishings and household goods recapture the ruggedcharm of early eighteenth century domestic life.
The land around the Newbold-White House has been continuouslyoccupied since 1684 when it was obtained by Joseph Scott. In 1672, Scott, a Quaker,hosted George Fox, the founder of the Society of Friends or Quakers.The Quakershave continued to hold meetings in the county ever since.
The site of the Newbold-White House is also of great historical significancein the development of the courts system of the State of North Carolina. The General Court, the Courtof the Chancery and the Precinct Court of Perquimanss at periodically between1689 and 1704. These dates predate the construction of the Newbold-White Houseyet still contribute to the significance of the site.
The expansive grounds provide plenty of room for picnics and parking.Group tours are welcome.
The Newbold-White House is located in Hertford,North Carolina, just off of Highway 17,between Elizabeth City and Edenton. The siteis open March 1 through Thanksgiving. Guided tours of the Newbold-WhiteHouse areoffered Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.