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The three-room house was built by a young Lieutenant Frank Carroll
in the Confederate Army for he and his new bride. Lt. Carroll planned
to build a large house in front of it and use the three-room house
as a kitchen, dining and help quarters. The project was never finished
and the house was purchased by Lynn Watkins Holmes who used it as
his home. Mr. Claude Moore obtained it in the early 1980's and restored
the house for one of his museum's. The four columns came from the
plantation home known as Pleasure Retreat owned by William A. Faison. |
 The Cabin Museum |
It was built in 1770 by Austin Beasley, an English immigrant.
Built for himself and his wife. It's original location was just
east of the town of Turkey. The cabin has ties to British General
Lord Cornwallis. The stairway in the cabin was originally in the
old George Morisey House. It was said that Cornwallis spent the
night at the Morisey House, when it was owned by Captain David Dodd
while the Stairway was still there. |
 The Bunting Log Cabin |
The Bunting Log Cabin is believed to be built around 1750. The cabin sat on a small hill surrounded by hugh trees that have been blown over by storms. A thirty-five deep stone well was in front. This was a tract of land known as the David Bunting Plantation. Bunting married Elizabeth Clinton, Daughter of Richard Clinton (1721-1796), who was in the revolutionary war and whom the city of Clinton is named. The cabin was also the home of Dr. Thomas Bunting. He was married to Elizabeth Holmes, Daughter of North Carolina Governor Gabriel Holmes. Governor Holmes, a native of Sampson County Served from 1821-1824. |
