Hillsborough Historic District
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Hillsborough Historic District, in Hillsborough, North Carolina
, is a historic district
that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
(NRHP) in 1973.
It includes separately-NRHP-listed Burwell School
, Eagle Lodge, Heartsease, and perhaps other NRHP-listed properties.
Hillsborough, North Carolina
Hillsborough is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,653 at the 2008 census. It is the county seat of Orange County....
, is a historic district
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
(NRHP) in 1973.
It includes separately-NRHP-listed Burwell School
Burwell School
The Burwell School historic site, located in Hillsborough, North Carolina, was first built in 1821 bu Capt. John Berry, a carpenter in the area. In 1835, Hillsborough Presbyterian Church bought the property for use as a parsonage. That same year, the Reverend Robert Burwell, his wife, Margaret Anna...
, Eagle Lodge, Heartsease, and perhaps other NRHP-listed properties.