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Chest, 1845–1850, Walnut and Yellow Pine, North Carolina Museum of History. Thomas Day remained in Milton as a craftsman and achieved success and respect for his skill, and in 1829 he married Aquilla Wilson of Halifax County, Virginia; she, too, was a free Black. However, due to the increasingly strict migration laws imposed by the state of ...
Runs along Main St. from Atlantic and Danville RR to County Line Creek, Milton, North Carolina: Coordinates: Area: 240 acres (97 ha) Built: 1820 () Built by: Day, Thomas: Architectural style: Greek Revival, Federal: NRHP reference No. 73001306 [1] Added to NRHP: October 25, 1973
Milton is the northernmost point of the Colonial Heritage Byway. Founded in 1796, Milton is also notable for being the home of Thomas Day, a free Black man who was a renowned cabinetmaker. Day had a workshop and residence in the historic Union Tavern building that is in the process of being restored through an ongoing restoration campaign.
Black history in North Carolina: Thomas Day. Ijames likes to highlight Thomas Day, a free person of color who lived during the 1800s and pioneered North Carolina’s furniture industry.
Union Tavern is a historic tavern and workshop on Broad Street in Milton, North Carolina.It is a rare example of a well-preserved early 19th-century Federal period tavern, and is further notable as the workshop of Thomas Day (c. 1801–1861), a free person of color who was one of North Carolina's leading cabinetmakers.
Longwood is a historic plantation house located near Milton, Caswell County, North Carolina. The original section was built about 1810, and is a two-story, four-bay-by-one bay Federal style frame block. It has a two-bay-wide and one-bay-deep Greek Revival style addition forming an overall L-shaped dwelling.
This list of African American Historic Places in North Carolina is based on a book by the National Park Service, The Preservation Press, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers. [1]
File:Writing desk, 1840-1850, by Thomas Day - North Carolina Museum of History - DSC06078.JPG