National Register of Historic Places - North Carolina (NC), Orange County

Orange County North Carolina (Page 2) has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Ruffin-Roulhac House, Sans Souci and St. Matthew's Episcopal Church and Churchyard, Schley Grange Hall and St. Mary's Chapel.

The famous person Francis Lister Hawks is associated with one of more of the Orange County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Orange County places including Francis Lister Hawks, Jesse Jones, John Webb, James Webb and James Blackwell. Prominent architectural styles found in Orange Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival and Gothic Revival.

Ruffin-Roulhac House (added 1971 - - #71000612)

Also known as Little Hawfields

Churton and Orange Sts. , Hillsborough

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Greek Revival, Federal

Historic Person:

Hawks,Francis Lister

Significant Year:

1830, 1820

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Sans Souci (added 1971 - - #71000613)

E. Corbin St. , Hillsborough

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Schley Grange Hall (added 2020 - - #100005203)

3416 Schley Rd., Schley

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Area of Significance:

Social History

St. Mary's Chapel (added 1978 - - #78001968)

NE of Hillsborough , Hillsborough

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Funerary, Religion, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure

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St. Matthew's Episcopal Church and Churchyard (added 1971 - - #71000614)

St. Mary's Rd. , Hillsborough

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hawks,Francis Lister

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Funerary, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Religious Structure

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West Chapel Hill Historic District (added 2019 - - #100003930)

Roughly bounded by W. Franklin, S. Columbia, and Pittsboro Sts., Brookside and Dogwood Drs., and the E end of McCauley St. and W. Patterson Pl., Chapel Hill

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Webb, James, Webb, John

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Social History

Period of Significance:

1915-1962 AD

West Chapel Hill Historic District (added 1998 - - #98001528)

Roughly bounded by W. Cameron Ave., Malette St., Ranson St., Pittsboro St., University Dr. and the Westwood Subdivision , Chapel Hill

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Jones, Jesse, Blackwell, James

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

State, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Institutional Housing, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Institutional Housing, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

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