This is the Hoffman-Bowers-Josey-Riddick House in beautiful Scotland Neck, North Carolina. It was built in 1883 using Stick Style/Eastlake movement Victorian Architecture. Stick Style was an American architectural style in the late 19th century. It’s a transition between Carpenter Gothic, (which is one of my favorite styles of architecture) and Queen Anne Style. It gets it’s name from the linear “stickwork’ used on the outside walls of the structure to look like an exposed half-timbered frame.
Located at 1103 Church Street in the Scotland Neck Historic District, this extravagant home is hard to miss. It certainly makes you hit the brakes. There are so many designs and details to keep your interest while gazing upon this stately piece of history. Of course we spent some time walking up and down the sidewalks looking at the other houses and getting a feel for this historic town.
The name Scotland Neck comes from the Scots Highlanders led by Lord Naim in 1722, who settled in the “neck” of the Roanoke River in Eastern North Carolina. The town was incorporated in 1867. The Scots-Irish came to America to be free of financial and religious hardships, wanting to leave conflict behind and find a better way of life.
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