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“Lick-Boner House”

'Lick-Boner House'

Carpenter Martin Lick built this log house in 1786. It was purchased in 1796 by John Leinbach, a shoemaker who also traded in salt and flax seed, and ran an oil mill at another location. A few years after Leinbach’s death, Thomas Jacob Boner and his wife Phoebe bought the house. They had four children, one of whom was the noted poet John Henry Boner (1845-1902). As well as publishing several volumes of poetry, John Henry Boner worked at the General Printing Office in Washington, DC, and as literary editor of the New York World newspaper. The house was restored in 1951-1952.

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created
c. 1870-1900
creator
Lineback, Henry
description
Carpenter Martin Lick built this log house in 1786. It was purchased in 1796 by John Leinbach, a shoemaker who also traded in salt and flax seed, and ran an oil mill at another location. A few years after Leinbach's death, Thomas Jacob Boner and his wife Phoebe bought the house. They had four children, one of whom was the noted poet John Henry Boner (1845-1902). As well as publishing several volumes of poetry, John Henry Boner worked at the General Printing Office in Washington, DC, and as literary editor of the New York World newspaper. The house was restored in 1951-1952.
hasFormat
Unspecified
hasVersion
595.91
identifier
http://www.digitalforsyth.org/jpg/ols/df4/ols_df4_00612.jpg, http://www.digitalforsyth.org/jpg/ols/df4/ols_df4_00612-th.jpg, http://hdl.handle.net/10339/40034
isPartOf
D F 4
isReferencedBy
ols_df4_00612
issued
c. 1870-1900
publisher
Old Salem Museums and Gardens
rightsHolder
Old Salem Museums and Gardens
subject
Forsyth County (N.C.) -- History -- Pictorial works, Forsyth County (N.C.) -- History -- Sources, Digital Forsyth
title
"Lick-Boner House"
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