National Register of Historic Places

Alston-DeGraffenried House

Pittsboro, Chatham County, North Carolina
Listed
November 18, 1974
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
74001339

About this property

Alston-DeGraffenried Plantation or Alston-DeGraffenried House is a historic property located in Chatham County, North Carolina, near Pittsboro, North Carolina. It includes a plantation house built through the forced labor of at least 11 enslaved people between about 1810 and 1825, and its surrounding agricultural fields. The property was first listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 and the listed area was increased in 1993. The house and the surrounding land are identified as a national historic district. The district encompasses seven contributing buildings, two contributing sites, and one contributing structure. They include the main house, kitchen, pig boiling pit, four-seat privy, smokehouse, two-seat privy, corn crib, small barn, well shelter, and the surrounding landscape. The main house is a two-story, five-bay, Georgian/ Federal style dwelling. It sits on a raised brick basement and has a tall hipped roof. It has a full-width Victorian porch and a number of one-story rear additions. The house was built for Delia Alston by her father, Joseph John "Chatham Jack" Alston, at the time of Delia's marriage to John Baker DeGraffenried. It was one of six homes that Alston, one of the largest landowners and enslavers in the area, built for his children. He also built nearby Aspen Hall.

Location

Pittsboro, Chatham County, North Carolina
35.73148, -79.24401

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Alston-DeGraffenried Plantation (Boundary Increase)
Listed
0.2 mi
Aspen Hall
Industrial
1.6 mi
London Cottage
Industrial
3.2 mi
Terry, A. P., House
Industrial
3.3 mi
London, Henry Adolphus, House
Industrial
3.4 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Portevent's Mill
1781Revolutionary War
11.6 mi
Battle of McIntyre's Farm / Colson's Mill 1781
1781Revolutionary War
14.5 mi

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When was Alston-DeGraffenried House listed on the National Register?

Alston-DeGraffenried House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 18, 1974.

What type of historic resource is Alston-DeGraffenried House?

Alston-DeGraffenried House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Alston-DeGraffenried House is recorded as the industrial era.

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