Street sign for the John Charles McNeill House and Temperance Hall.

Front exterior view of the John Charles McNeill House.

Another view of the front exterior of the John Charles McNeill House.

Historical marker regarding John Charles McNeill, the Ellerslie community and the history of the site.

The front parlor of the McNeill house is comprised of period pieces. The portrait over the mantel was painted from a photograph of McNeill.

A mid-nineteenth century bleeding instrument and case, from the McGuire collection

A closer view of the McNeill portrait. John Charles McNeill was born in July, 1874 in Scotland County. He was known as North Carolina's unofficial poet laureate, publishing "Songs, Merry and Sad" before his death in October 1907.

Family photographs hang on the walls of the exhibit room.

Handwritten copy of the poem Sundown.

Photograph of John Charles McNeill.