The Bradford Denton House www.bradforddenton.com
Museum
Why pick this one
Bradford Denton House documents an approximately 1760 Halifax County home connected to the Halifax Resolves, Methodist history, and early education.
Best for
- Visitors researching North Carolina Revolutionary-era history
- People interested in 18th-century residential architecture and restoration
- Research into early Methodist history and Bishop Francis Asbury
- Exploring Halifax County family, education, and agricultural history
Look elsewhere if
- Seeking a conventional museum with published admission prices or visiting hours
- Looking for modern art, science exhibits, or unrelated cultural collections
Specialties
- 18th-century architectural history
- Colonial and Revolutionary-era history
- historic house restoration documentation
What makes them different
- The house was built about 1760 near Fishing Creek in Halifax County, North Carolina
- The site is connected to the 1776 Halifax Resolves through Col. John Bradford
- Rev. Henry Bradford was a Revolutionary War soldier, Methodist minister, and early Halifax County educator
- The house retains substantial 18th-century building fabric, including hand-wrought nails, early doors, mantles, and beaded ceiling joists
- The website documents house relocation, restoration, architectural history, family history, and old North Carolina maps
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 187 St David St, Halifax, NC 27839
- Website
- http://bradforddenton.com/
Services
- historic house restoration
- historical interpretation
- online historical galleries