Overlooking Edenton Bay, the Cupola House was built by Francis Corbin, land agent for John Carteret, Earl of Granville, one of the last famous Lords Proprietors who acquired vast territories south of Virginia from King Charles II in the 17th century. "It has been called the finest Jacobean house south of Connecticut and North Carolina’s most significant early dwelling." A Registered National Historic Landmark on the town tour of historic properties, this house museum has been furnished with period pieces.