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The house is owned by the Historic Burke Foundation and has been restored to an 1812 appearance. It is open for tours and available for rent.
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style. It features two one-story shed porches supported by square pillars ornamented by scroll sawn brackets. The Quaker Meadows
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property in Burke County, North Carolina on the National Register of Historic Places
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governor) married Charles McDowell's niece, Harriet N. Espy.
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Quaker Meadows is located in North Carolina
Quaker Meadows is located in the United States
Morganton, North Carolina
35°45′26″N 81°43′15″W / 35.75722°N 81.72083°W / 35.75722; -81.72083
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plantation house
Morganton
Burke County, North Carolina
Federal
plantation
Charles McDowell
Zebulon Baird Vance
American Civil War
National Register of Historic Places
Joseph McDowell Jr.
Joseph "Pleasant Gardens" McDowell


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service
"Quaker Meadows"
The McDowell House at Quaker Meadows
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