George W. Brooks

Historical marker location:

Elizabeth City, North Carolina

( Marker is on West Ehringhause Street (U.S. 17) north of Westover Street, on the left when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1959

North Carolina is home to the largest private residence in the United States, the Biltmore Estate, which was built by George Vanderbilt in Asheville in the late 1800s.