National Register of Historic Places

Ward, Dr. E. H., Farm

Bynum, Chatham County, North Carolina
Listed
July 4, 1985
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
85001461

About this property

Dr. E. H. Ward Farm is a historic home and farm located near Bynum, Chatham County, North Carolina. The main house was built in sections during the mid-19th through early-20th century beginning about 1840. The earliest section is a 1+1⁄2-story, gable-roofed, two room log structure, that forms the rear of the main section. The main section was built about 1870, and is a one-story, gable-roofed frame structure with a simple gable-front porch. A one-story board-and-batten rear ell was added about 1900. Also on the property are the contributing office of Dr. Ward, carriage house and gear room, board-and-batten barn and log cribs, smokehouse and pen, and a small brick well house. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

Location

Bynum, Chatham County, North Carolina
35.77911, -79.09530

Categories

AGRICULTUREHEALTH/MEDICINEARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Battles

Stoneman's Raid — Chapel Hill NC
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9.5 mi
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1781Revolutionary War
12 mi

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When was Ward, Dr. E. H., Farm listed on the National Register?

Ward, Dr. E. H., Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 4, 1985.

What type of historic resource is Ward, Dr. E. H., Farm?

Ward, Dr. E. H., Farm is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Ward, Dr. E. H., Farm is recorded as the industrial era.

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