Moorefields

Moorefields is a historic home located near Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina. It was built about 1785, and consists of a two-story central block, three bays wide, with flanking one-bay wings in the Federal style. The house features a shed porch with turned wooden posts. It was built by soldier and judge Alfred Moore (1755-1810).[2]

Moorefields
Moorefields, HABS photo, February 1965
LocationN of jct. of SR 1134 and 1135, near Hillsborough, North Carolina
Coordinates36°3′7″N 79°8′43″W
Area8.3 acres (3.4 ha)
Built1785 (1785)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.72000982[1]
Added to NRHPApril 25, 1972

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. John B. Wells, III (January 1972). "Moorefields" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.


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