Photos of the Knapp Home, Joe Knapp, Isaac Doxey, MacKay Island, N.C.

Aerial view of the Knapp house and farm on MacKay Island, N.C.

The Knapp House--Joe Knapp and his wife Elizabeth Laing Knapp lived here for just two years until her death in June 1922. Knapp married his second wife, Margaret Rutledge, in 1923. She was 39 and he was 59. They lived together at the house for 28 years until Joe died in January of 1951 at the age of 86. His wife Margaret, who was then 68, sold the property. It changed hands several times, ending up with the federal government, established the Mackey Island Wildlife Refuge with the 7,000-plus acres. And what became of the house? It was sold for scrap for $57.52 and it was torn down.

Joe Knapp, taken around 1925.

Isaac Doxey at the back gate of the Knapp house.

Photos from spoonercentral.com/knapphistory/BigPlace.html. This link contains the rest of this interesting story about the Knapps and the people who worked for them, plus photos taken of the Knapp house.