Hammock House (also known as Blackbeard's House) is a historic house in Beaufort, North Carolina that is one of the oldest houses in the state.Lynn Salsi, Frances Eubanks, Carteret County (Arcadia Publishing, 1999) pg. 21Daniel W. Barefoot, Touring the Backroads of North Carolina's Lower Coast (John F. Blair, 1995) pg. 73
The house is believed to be constructed in the early eighteenth century (circa 1700) and is a prominent example of West Indies architecture.Colonial Homes of North Carolina by John V. Allcott (North Carolina Division of Archives & History, 1975) There is a tradition that the pirate, Blackbeard (Edward Teach), stayed in the house in the eighteenth century while it was serving as an inn. In the nineteenth century, "[t]he house was used by the Union Army during the Civil War including a company of "Buffalo Soldiers," African-Americans who fought with the Union forces."<https://www.britannica.com/topic/buffalo-soldiers></ref> On December 15, 2009, the house was featured on Episode 1.11 of Ghost Lab for its connection to Blackbeard.
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See also List of the oldest buildings in North Carolina