Farmhouse

An early I-House with Greek Revival features.

This small farmstead is included in the Forest Hills Historic District as the only surviving example of the land use that preceded the development of the subdivision.

1937 - Vickers' farmhouse is in the middle of the block between Hill, Cobb, Proctor, and Vickers. William Gaston Vickers’ land - acquired from Atlas Rigsbee - 200 acres for $1500. Built or occupied a farmhouse by the 1870s. Anecdotally made his money back in one parcel sale - to George Watts. Aerial, 1959, showing new houses under construction -...

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...

WL Foushee #2 - Last house along eastern spur of Forest Road b/t Rigsbee Rd and Cornwallis

WL Foushee #1 - Along Rigsbee Road Sw of Cornwallis. Near End of Durham Division (geolocation unconfirmed.)

Emma Pickett Place - In SW corner of intersection of NC 751 and Pickett

The geography of southwest Durham in the area of Duke Forest and the southwest portion of Duke's west campus has changed considerably since the early, despite its relatively 'undisturbed' appearance due to large scale ownership by Duke. Although Duke Forest (the forest, not the neighborhood) is a wooded area with some occasional incursions by the...

"First house along eastern spur of Forest Road b/t old Rigsbee and Cornwallis," June 1940