National Register of Historic Places

Scott, Kerr, Farm

Haw River, Alamance County, North Carolina
Listed
October 31, 1987
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
87001850

About this property

Kerr Scott Farm, also known as Melville, is a historic home and farm located near Haw River, Alamance County, North Carolina. The vernacular farmhouse was built in 1919, and consists of a 1 1/2-story, frame, center hall plan, hip-roofed main block, with a one-story frame gable-roofed ell built about 1860. The property includes a variety of contributing outbuildings including a farm office (c. 1920s), milk house (c. 1920s), woodshed (c. 1930s), dairy barns (1910, 1929 and 1941), equipment building / machine shop (1941), cow shed (c. 1940s), gas / oil house (c. 1940s), corn crib (1910), silos, and cow sheds. It was the home of North Carolina governor and United States Senator, W. Kerr Scott (1896-1958) and the birthplace of W. Kerr Scott's son, also a former North Carolina governor, Robert W. Scott. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

Location

Haw River, Alamance County, North Carolina
36.06168, -79.34882

Categories

AGRICULTUREPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Henderson Scott Farm Historic District
Listed
1.7 mi
Holt, Charles T., House
Industrial
2.1 mi
Hawfields Presbyterian Church
Industrial
2.4 mi
Alamance County Courthouse,
Industrial
2.9 mi
North Main Street Historic District
Listed
3 mi

Nearby Battles

Stoneman's Raid — Graham NC
1865Civil War
2.9 mi
Battle of Alamance (NC Regulators)
1771Colonial
3.2 mi
Battle of Alamance (1771)
1771Colonial
3.4 mi

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When was Scott, Kerr, Farm listed on the National Register?

Scott, Kerr, Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 31, 1987.

What type of historic resource is Scott, Kerr, Farm?

Scott, Kerr, Farm is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Scott, Kerr, Farm?

The period of significance for Scott, Kerr, Farm is recorded as the industrial era.

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