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OR 455 <br /> John Borland House: ca. 1890 <br /> E. side Borland Rd (SR 1127), 0.3 mi N. of SR 1723 <br /> Hillsborough vicinity <br /> Orange County/Chapel Hill Township <br /> Hillsborough Quad <br /> Ca. 1890 2-story log house with 1/2 dovetail notches built by John Borland on his 100- <br /> acre farm. One of only 2 two-story log houses in Chapel Hill Township. Renovated and <br /> expanded in recent years. <br /> OR 456 <br /> Strayhorn Farm: Turn of the century I-house, mid-19th c. rear section <br /> Jct. SR 1723 & NC 86, S. corner <br /> 1709 New Hope Church Rd <br /> Hillsborough vicinity <br /> Orange County/Chapel Hill Township <br /> Hillsborough Quad <br /> Remodeled turn of the century I-house, mid-19th c. rear section said to have been in <br /> the Strayhorn family originally. Log smokehouse and frame barn. <br /> OR 457 <br /> Craig-Strayhorn-Blackwood Farm: ca. 1827 with later additions <br /> W. side NC 86, 0.2 mi N. of SR 1723 <br /> 4215 NC 86 <br /> Hillsborough vicinity <br /> Orange County/Chapel Hill Township <br /> Hillsborough Quad <br /> Much remodeled and expanded ca. 1827 log house has two stone chimneys standing side <br /> by side--one huge example dated 1827, the other smaller dated 1840. Nice collection of <br /> early 20th century farm buildings on this 140-acre farm. Thought to have been owned <br /> by the Craig family originally, but Herbert and Alice Blackwood bought the farm from <br /> the Strayhorn family in 1906. <br /> OR 458 <br /> New Hope Presbyterian Church Cemetery: late 18th century to present <br /> • <br /> SE & SW side NC 86, 0.3 mi SE of SR 1723 <br /> Hillsborough vicinity <br /> Orange County/Chapel Hill Township <br /> Hillsborough Quad <br /> Ca. 1868 cemetery of New Hope Presbyterian Church (founded 1756) includes several <br /> hand-carved markers and nice turn of the century stones. 1942 memorial to local <br /> Revolutionary War soldiers also located in yard. Earlier church cemetery is located <br />