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4 , j <br /> The property , originally known as the Faucett House , is a very well preserved 2 1/2 - story <br /> frame Federal Style house , constructed circa 1808 . It is part of a grist mill complex that <br /> stands along a quarter- mile section of the old " Great Road" that forded the Eno River at <br /> this point, two miles northwest of Hillsborough . The structure is thought to have served <br /> as an inn for travelers when the ford was uncrossable . The structure was listed on the <br /> National Register, along with the Faucett Mill , on August 4 , 1988 . <br /> RIGSBEE 'S ROCK HOUSE <br /> Rigsbee ' s Rock House is located in the Eno Township at the southwest corner of the <br /> intersection of Lawrence Road ( SR 1709 ) and US Highway 70 Business , east of <br /> Hillsborough. Rigsbee ' s Rock House is also described as Lot 9 , Block B , Eno Orange <br /> County Property Map 3 . <br /> The property was built circa 1929 in the Tudor Revival Style . The exterior of the house <br /> is constructed almost entirely of white flint rubble rock, with a rock wall surrounding the <br /> property on three sides . An original two car , detached garage , a pump house , and an <br /> outdoor swimming pool located on the property are also constructed of white flint rubble <br /> rock . The house is known in local folklore as the center of Prohibition bootlegging <br /> It was built for Mack Rigsbee , one of Hillsborough ' s most <br /> activity in Orange County . <br /> colorful characters during the 1930 ' s and 1940 ' s . The house interior contains unusual <br /> architectural features that created large internal storage areas , providing possible <br /> corroboration for the Rigsbee moonshine legend . Rigsbee ' s Rock House was listed on <br /> the National Register of Historic Places on October 20 , 1988 . <br />