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NP:Fm 10.900� (P�-&_") 0i�APPe•'w No.f03/�OYf1 United States Department of the Interior GL National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Jacob Jackson Farm / Maple Hill Section number 7 Page 2 Orange County, NC In addition to Maple Hill, a large log and frame barn west of the house, likely constructed over a half century, from ca. 1855 to 1910, contributes to the historic character of the property. An early-twentieth century chicken house, rebuilt and recited in 1946, and an equipment shed/granary, built after 1946, are non-contributing. A slave cabin and an older granary, deteriorated beyond salvaging, were demolished in 1950. Descriptions of Maple Hill, its associated outbuildings, and the present Jacob Jackson Farm follow: 1. MAPLE HILL, c. 1810-1950, (Floor plans of Maple Hill are attached as Exhibit A): The rambling H-shaped dwelling called "Maple Hill" is a five-part complex that was constructed at varying intervals over an estimated one-hundred-and-forty-year period. Stylistic details of each component part identify the period of its construction while recent applications of light yellow-ocher paint to exterior wood siding and wood shingles on the roof give the house visual unity. A. Federal Block: The Federal block of Maple Hill, built ca.1820, is a stately rectangular,two-story gable- roofed structure, three symmetrical bays wide and two symmetrical bays deep. It is constructed over a full raised basement delineated by molded brick that forms a foundation for V notched log walls covered by weatherboard siding.'Windows are 6/6 and 4/4 double-hung sash with surrounds accented by modified cyma recta moldings and flanked by dark green louvered shutters. The south or front facade is divided into three bays and maintains strict bilateral symmetry. Fenestration is on the outermost bays with 4/4 sash on the second story surmounting, but slightly inset from, 6/6 sash on the first. Shutters are placed along the outer side of the 4/4 sash and either side of the 6/6 sash. A handsome double-paneled Greek Revival door in the center bay on the first floor opens onto a one story porch. The porch is similar to a wooden original but was made to be a recognizable entity of its time through the use of brick ' Myers,Ann,personal interview,15 September,1993. Ms. Myers reports that when the interior paneling was removed in 1950,she observed the house to be made entirely of hewn logs. Additionally an exposed area in the attic on the east facade reveals log components beneath weatherboards.Also McAlester, Virginia and Lee, A Field Guide to American Houses,New York, Knopf, 1992, p. 84. McAlester relates that a tradition of building with log walls persisted long after cut timber was available. Imprecise squaring of logs left large,irregular gaps between timbers and indicates that a covering of weatherboards or shingles was intended.