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         408 Broad Street The Cupola House was built in 1758, for Francis Corbin, a land agent under Lord Granville. In 1777, the property was sold by Corbin's heirs to Dr. Samuel Dickinson. In 1918, the interior woodwork was sold to The Brooklyn Museum of Art, and Tillie Bond was forced to sell the entire house. It was purchased that same year, by the Cupola House Association, and was completely restored by Frank Fred Muth during the next three years. Soon thereafter, the Cupola House became the first public library in Edenton, after memorials were left in monetary value for William Pruden, Sr. and William Blount Shepard. In 1963 the town began construction on a new public library, now located across the street, and the Cupola House woodwork was duplicated to match that of the woodwork taken to the Brooklyn Museum years earlier. In 1966, the Cupola House was opened as a house museum and is habitually visited by tourists and locals alike.
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