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The John Blue house was built in the early 1890's by John Blue, Sr. (1861 - 1935). Built entirely of heart of pine lumber harvested from the Blue property, the house has many intricate details that amaze hundreds of tourists during tours each year. Some of these prominent house features include the Steamboat Gothic architecture, double circular porches, nine fireplaces, and stained glass elements over the twelve outside doors.

Also featured on the property is fully functional 100% mule powered cotton gin. This building draws many people during the festival to see how cotton was once milled and processed.

Mr. Blue was a very prominent businessman, farmer and inventor. Mr. Blue invented the first cotton stalk cutter, the John Blue cotton planter and a fertilizer distributor.

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13040 X-Way Road
Laurinburg, NC 28352
910-276-2495
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