i-: Cowan Museum To Be Dedicated
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I In New Home Kelly-Farrior House
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a At home, at last. . .The Cowan
W; collection in the renovated historical
Kelly-Farrior House will be dedi
?*. cated May 19 at 3 p.m.
?>; The Cowan Museum-Kelly-Farrior
r- House in Kenansvllle will hold
4 dedication services this Sunday and
the public is invited to view the
1 artifacts and grounds. Located next
to Liberty Hall on NC 24, the Cowan
"*? Museum reopened in its new loca
tion during March and since, more
" than 1,000 people have toured the
V historical house and seen the Cowan
collection.
"We are very anxious to get the
* reaction of the local public," George
'Cowan, curator of the Cowan
Museum said. "And, we are looking
.I forward to relaxing, now that we
* have moved everything and have
? them (artifacts) about where they
" will remain. We've tried to arrange
everything like it would have been in
' Its natural environment."
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The Cuwan Museum first opened
in July of 1981. Its home was the old
Duplin County-Dorothy Wightman
Library on Seminary Street in
Kenansville. The original collection
of artifacts was donated by George
and Ila Cowan of Cedar Fork and
consisted of 1,500 pieces. Since its
donation, the collection has gown
through donations by local citizens
and additions made by the Cowans
who act as curators for the museum.
The present home 01 the Cowan
collection was donated to the county
in 1982 by United Carolina Bank.
The Kelly-Farrior House and
property were purchased by the
Kenansville UCB for future expan
sion. The house hail been originally
located next to UCB and was
donated to the county to be moved
from that site.
Deed to the Kelly-Farrior House
was presented to the Cowans at a
ceremony May 24, 1983. Later that
month the Kelly-Farrior House was
moved by route of an old road behind
Liberty Hall to a site in the
Kenansville Municipal Park. Once in
its present location, the Kelly
Farrior House underwent exterior
and interior renovations to preserve
the 1848 home and accommodate the
Cowan collection. The renovations
were completed at an estimated cost
of S100.000 .. funds which were
raised through private donations.
In addition, plans for support '
buildings on the Museum grounds
are underway. The donation of two
log buildings for relocation on the
Museum grounds have been used to
house part of the Cowan collection.
The log buildings and a restored
10-foot tall cart used to build the
foundation of the Washington
Monument are located behind the
Kelly-Farrior House. The cart was
moved on the Museum grounds
during December of 1984 and the
two log buildings followed in
January of this year.
As the home of the Cowan
collection^, the 137-year-old Kelly
Farrior House was wired with elec
tricity and equipped with a plumbing
system for its first time.
The Kelly-Farrior House is listed
on the National Historic Register and
is one of the earliest Greek revival
style homes built in Kenansville.
The house, originally built for John
J. Kelly, is thought to have been
constructed by Thomas Sheppard, a
native of Onslow County. Sheppard
is credited with construction of the
Isaac Kelly Home and Liberty Hall,
both Kenansville houses listed on
the National Historic Register.
The restoration of the house was
completed to accommodate museum
artifacts and at the same time be a
historical part of the collection,
pointed out Duplin Agricultural Ex
tension Service Director Lois Britt,
who acts as county coord;nau>r for
the Cowan Museum. The restoration
lends a special emphasis to the
interior construction which used
pegs and hand-hews support beams
of carpenters of more than 100 years
ago.
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gCowan Museum Kelly-Farrior House Holds Dedication Services Sunday
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There will be a Bible drama
^ presented at Wallace Tabernacle of
-? Prayer for All People. The drama
was written and arranged by Alfair
Brinson. It is entitled "Christian j
Conversation, Part III." The cast
includes members of Rainbow Bap- .
list Church and others. An added
attraction is "Heaven Help the
Home."
The public is invited to attend at 8
p.m., Saturday, May 11. See you I
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