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Built in the early 1830s by Thomas McNeely, the
house, one of Mocksville's oldest, stood for more than 100 years.
The large two story structure with twin chimneys on the north side
featured rooms of unusual dimensions. The walls were painted yellow
with high wainscoting painted red, green, and yellow. The mantels
were painted in a granite pattern of green and yellow with a border
design of grapes and leaves. The treads of the stairway had carved
ornaments and the banister rail was of walnut or mahogany with
curved newel posts. The front door with its high stone steps faced
Salisbury Street, at that time the main thoroughfare in town. A deep
piazza paved with brick lined the east side. In the early 1900s the
structure served as the home of W.A. Weant and his sisters. Mr.
Weant, a veteran tinsmith, had the distinction of making his own
coffin of intricate tin workmanship several years before his
death.