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The Sampson County Arts Council
The Sampson County Arts Council is a non-profit corporation chartered in 1973 under the laws of the State of North Carolina operating under a Board of Directors. Membership is open to any individual, organization, corporation or agency upon payment of dues.
The mission of the Sampson County Arts Council is to enrich the cultural lives of the people in Sampson County by nurturing and supporting excellence in the arts; promoting, presenting and encouraging educational activities; to administer property and undertake other such services deemed essential to the growth and appreciation of the visual, literary and performing arts in the County.Over the years, the Arts Council has helped to bring the Durham Symphony to the community for an annual Christmas Pops Concert, and it has given support to the Class Act Series to help expose the students of Sampson County to quality arts programming. The Council reaches out to local artists by sponsoring shows and contests, and it annually awards The Lois Weaver Drama Scholarship to a student from our county planning to pursue an education in theatre arts.
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The Victor R. Small House
Dr. Victor R. Small, who was born in Kentucky and raised in Ohio, came to Clinton with his wife in 1923 and began practicing medicine.
In 1924, he purchased the large Classic Revival-style house at 709 College Street from Mrs. Bettie S. Matthews. Mr. and Mrs. Leamon Matthews had purchased the house in 1908 from Judge Henry A. Grady. Before that, Abram Hobbs acquired the lot in 1869 from the Reverend Jonathan L. Stewart, who had come to Clinton during the Civil War. It is thought that the house was built about 1870 by Abram Hobbs, but some records indicate that it may have been built as early as 1854. Adjacent to the west end of the house is a smaller building that Dr. Small added to serve as his office and practice. A child’s playhouse is located in the backyard.