Windsor in Bertie County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Eden House Root Cellar

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, October 27, 2012

1. Eden House Root Cellar Marker

Inscription. In the days before electricity and refrigerators, many people built a kind of half-basement under a home or shed called a “root cellar” to store food.

The natural insulation of the ground lets root cellars maintain a fairly constant cool temperature (c 50-55°F), which deters the spoiling of food. Long ago people learned that crops could be stored in root cellars after harvest season and stay fresh through winter.

The bricks in this floor were discovered in the 1990s during construction of a bridge across the Chowan River. They were part of a colonial homestead called “Eden House,” which was built in eastern Bertie County in the late 1600s-early 1700s.

Find out more about the history of the Eden House site in the building to your left.

(If the building is locked during operating hours Tuesday-Saturday, please ask for assistance inside the Roanoke/Cashie River Center.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.

Location. 35° 59.516′ N, 76° 56.625′ W. Marker is in Windsor, North Carolina, in Bertie County. Marker can be reached from West Water Street (U.S. 17) near Sutton Drive, on the left when traveling west. Located at the Roanoke/Cashie River

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Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 112 West Water Street, Windsor NC 27983, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Wellington and Powell Railroad (within shouting distance of this marker); Roanoke/Cashie River Center Grave Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Engagement at Windsor (within shouting distance of this marker); WWII POW Camp (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Gray’s Landing (approx. 0.2 miles away); Historic Windsor (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Battle of Windsor (approx. 0.2 miles away); William Blount (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Windsor.

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, October 27, 2012

2. Eden House Root Cellar Marker

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Photographed By Bernard Fisher, October 27, 2012

3. Eden House Root Cellar

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, October 27, 2012

4. Eden House

Credits. This page was last revised on February 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 887 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 30, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.