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t 4 SUMMARY DESCRIPTIONS HISTORIC LANDMARKS DESIGNATED IN ORANGE COUNTY JULY 191997- JUNE 3091998 The following properties were designated as historic landmarks by the Orange County Board of Commissioners on June 22 , 19989 MOOREFIELDS Moorefields is located in the Cheeks Township , at the end of an unpaved lane 0 . 4 miles from Moorefields Road ( SR 1135 ) . The entrance to the lane is approximately 0 . 4 miles west from the northernmost junction of Dimmocks Mill Road ( SR 1134) and Moorefields Road . Moorefields is also described as Lot 3 , Cheeks Orange County Property Map 51 . Moorefields was built circa 1785 by Alfred Moore , a hero of the American Revolution and one of North Carolina ' s foremost jurists . In 1798 , Moore became the second North Carolinian appointed to serve on the US Supreme Court. Moore County, NC is named for him . The structure , is one of the earliest appearances of the Federal style in North Carolina, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 25 , 1972 . BINGIL4M SCHOOL The Bingham School is located in the Bingham Township at the Oaks Crossroads , approximately 400 feet northeast of the intersection of NC Highway 54 and Mebane Oaks Road ( SR 1007) . Bingham School is also described as Lot 19, Bingham Orange County Property Map 17 . This property consists of a complex of buildings from several periods, including an L - shaped house composed of small early 19t' century buildings and the stately mi& 19t' century Greek Revival house, as well as several outbuildings . The property was the site of the Bingham School from 1845 until 1864 . Bingham School was one of a series of North Carolina locations of a school established by William J . Bingham of Hillsborough . These schools were continued by his sons and grandsons, and gained a statewide reputation for academic excellence . The Bingham School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 18 , 1978 . CIL4 TWOOD Chatwood is located in the Cheeks Township on the south side of Faucette Mill Road ( SR 1328 ) , approximately 500 feet west of the junction of SR 1328 and Frank Perry Road ( SR 1379) . Chatwood is also described as Lot 8B , Cheeks Orange County Property Map 15 .