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'1G NPSFQ=10 -900a (Rev.8 -86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places �- s Continuation Sheet Section number _7 Page 3,_ OMB Appmavl Na 1024.0018 Holden - Roberts Farm Orange County, NC and a ca. 1930 one -story frame wing on the north elevation. The original block is well preserved and sensitive modifications have been made to the addition and the wing. Original Block, 1873 -1874: Resting on aclay- mortared fieldstone foundation, the n ' al block of the Holden - Roberts farmhouse, constructed in 1873 -1874 for Addison Holden, has a timber frame that is said to have been assembled at the site from pre - constructed components? The dwelling is covered with weatherboard siding, capped by a gable roof now covered with gray asphalt shingles, and flanked by two stately single - shouldered end chimneys with soapstone bases and corbelled brick stacks. Windows around the original block are six- over -six double -hung sash, and except for the first floor of the west elevation, fenestration is regular. Breaking the symmetrical fenestration pattern found elsewhere, the west or front elevation of the main block is divided into four bays on the first floor with an unusual bank of three windows at the north end. Close inspection of its components reveals that the bank is original except that the top sash in the northern-most window is a recent replacement containing streaked opalescent glass. Two windows at the south end of the first floor mirror the placement of end windows in the bank. The windows bracket a central double leaf entry door with horizontal panels that is topped by a three -light transom. The door opens onto a less - than -full -width porch sheltered by a hipped roof. One post and the decking on the porch have been replaced in a tasteful manner in keeping with the design of the house. There are three regular bays on the second floor of the west elevation and windows are located on each side and in the center. Above the center window, a wall gable is defined by prominent cornice returns and ornamented with a small quatrefoil- shaped ventilator. Typical of vernacular farmhouses in the mid- South, secondary elevations of the ongz'nal block are plainer. On the south elevation, there is no fenestration on the first floor, and on the second, cornice returns and windows flank a chimney secured to the house by an iron rod around its base: The east and north elevations are partly concealed by the addition and the wing but reflect opposite elevations where they are visible. Notable on the east elevation, second -floor windows have louvered shutters. The interior of the original block has a center hall plan. A stair hall divides two parlors of similar proportions on the first floor, and an open stairway rises in two runs separated by a shallow landing to a front hall on the second floor. Two bedrooms of the same approximate placement as the parlors below open onto the second -floor hall. Many original architectural features enhance the interior. Random width beaded -board paneling covers the walls and ceilings in all rooms except that wood - composition wall board was installed in the north parlor ca. 1930. The parlors and bedrooms have identical Greek