Federal

Shepherd-Mebane House

Shepherd-Mebane House 2814 Chelsea Circle, ca. 1800, moved and expanded 1927, Contributing Building - Hope Valley National Register Historic District George Watts Carr, architect for 1927 additions

Pleasant Grove / Hardscrabble Plantation

Hardscrabble, 02.12.09 The origins of Hardscrabble seem a bit muddled, but the story I'm going to go with is that the original section of the Georgian-style house was built in 1775 by William and Elizabeth Clenny on a hillside adjacent to the old Indian Trading Path. In 1779 they sold the house and 227 acres to James Cain and his son John, who had...

J. R. & Janet Love House

(Below in italics is from the National Register listing; not verified for accuracy by this author.) Two-and-one-half story frame Colonial Revival style house built circa 1930. Recalls Federal style houses of New Bern, N.C., in its proportions, three tall gabled attic dormers, and side hall plan. Full-facade porch with finely molded cornice and...

Forty Oaks

From the County Historic Inventory: Originally the property of Edward Malette, the farm now called Forty Oaks was purchased in 1865 as part of a 1,435 acre plantation by Fendal Southerland, bother of Stagville overseer, Phillip Southerland. Facing financial ruin, Southerland is reported to have committed suicide in 1878. The plantation was...

William N. Patterson House

September, 1986 (Preservation Consultants) There was an actual "Patterson Place" - devoid of Harris Teeters, Home Depots, etc. And the actual site of the homestead hasn't been displaced, yet, by the suburban wasteland. Or as I like to call it, the SWa. A physician and farmer, William Patterson built his house / homestead in 1840. The summary from...

Bowling-Glenn House

Gaston Roberts House

Per the County Historic Inventory: According to Ervin Roberts, his grandfather, Gaston Roberts, built this extraordinary I-house from 1860-1870, a long construction period no doubt caused by the Civil War. The house is one of Durham County’s best Federal-Greek Revival transitional style dwellings and also includes several Georgian-style decorative...

Lipscomb House / Arrowhead Inn

Among the early structures scattered through northern Durham County, the Lipscomb House/Arrowhead Inn is potentially the most recognizable and recognized. A large stone arrowhead sits at the corner of the property, marking the location of the old Indian Trading Path.