Charles Benbow House

Charles Benbow House (HM10R8)

Location: Oak Ridge, NC 27310 Guilford County
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 10.07', W 79° 59.8'

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Circa 1823

Charles Benbow was born on December 6, 1787 to Thomas and Hannah Benbow. Charles married Mary Sanders on December 11, 1811, and they had seven children.

This Quaker style house was conservative in plan, though Charles' application to detail was the least inhibited of any builder in Guilford County. Its ambitious, decorative design is individualistic and inorthodox, combining Georgian, Federal and Greek Revival elements. The house was completed between 1823 and 1824.

Charles Benbow, a Quaker, and his family were associated with the early development of the textile industry in N.C. as well as having a significant role in the establishment of two local educational institutes, what is now Oak Ridge Military Academy and Guilford College.

Charles Benbow died in July 1868. Mary Benbow died in 1875.

This home is on the National Register of Historic Places
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HM NumberHM10R8
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Placed ByTown of Oak Ridge
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Date Added Saturday, October 18th, 2014 at 12:41am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 590237 N 4003030
Decimal Degrees36.16783333, -79.99666667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 10.07', W 79° 59.8'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 10' 4.20" N, 79° 59' 48.00" W
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Area Code(s)336
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2002-2016 Oak Ridge Rd, Oak Ridge NC 27310, US
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