601 Saint Patrick ST Tarboro, NC 27886

THE LIPSCOMBE-WILKINSON HOUSE CA 1857 IS SITUATED DIRECTLY OVER- LOOKING THE UNIQUE TARBORO TOWN COMMON WHICH IS ONLY ONE OF TWO ORIGINAL TOWN COMMONS LEFT IN THE UNITED STATES . LOCATED IN THE BEAUTIFUL HISTORIC DISTRICT OF COLONIAL DOWNTOWN TARBORO THIS 15-ACRE HISTORIC DISTRICT COVERS 45 BLOCKS AND HAS ONE OF THE LARGEST HISTORIC DISTRICTS IN THE STATE AND SURROUNDED BY BEAUTIFUL STATELY HOMES BUILT BETWEEN THE 1800'S AND 1900'S. THIS HOME FEATURES A LONG EXCEPTIONAL HISTORY OF EDUCATION OFFERED IN EDGECOMBE COUNTY. FRANK WILKINSON USED THE HOME AS AN ACADEMY FOR BOYS AND LATER A SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT FUND WAS ESTABLISHED KNOWN AS THE SALLIE SOUTHHALL COTTON SCHOLARSHIP. A NATIVE FROM EDGECOMBE COUNTY, SALLIE STARTED THE NC FEDERATION OF WOMAN'S CLUB MOVEMENT. THIS SCHOLARSHIP IS STILL OFFERED TODAY BY THE TARBORO WOMAN'S CLUB TO A DESERVING EDGECOMBE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL RESIDENT. THIS 4 OR 5 BEDROOM HOME FEATURES FIREPLACES IN EACH ROOM, HAS 4 BATHS, TWO ON SUITES, ONE UP AND ONE DOWN, THE UPSTAIRS OFFERS A SITTING ROOM OR OFFICE SPACE. A SUNROOM SITS OFF THE EAT IN KITCHEN WITH A GREAT VIEW OF THE LARGE LOT AND WATER FOUNTAIN. OTHER AMENITIES INCLUDE SPACIOUS ROOMS,A UNIQUE OFFICE FEATURING A CABINET WITH A SINK TAKEN FROM A SHIP BUILT IN 1929, HARDWOOD FLOORING, A BRIGHT FLORIDA ROOM CONTAINING A SINK WITH A LONG HOSE FOR WATERING ALL OF YOUR GARDEN TREASURES AND FORMAL LIVING AND DINING ROOMS . THIS HOME IS SITUATED ON OVER HALF AN ACRE CORNER LOT OFFERING CONVENIENCE, CHARM, SPACE, HISTORY AND CHARACTER ARE JUST A FEW OF THE MANY UNIQUE QUALITIES. CALL TODAY FOR YOUR TOUR OF THIS HISTORIC HOME.