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United States Department of&aInterma ,v.e �Ltl1f
<br />National Park Service
<br />National Register of Historic Places
<br />Continuation Sheet
<br />Holden - Roberts Farm
<br />Seclionntrmber 8 Paged @ange County, NC
<br />,wader derchatime The true Gothic Revival stele: M v
<br />wever, was at widely, used in North
<br />amolma'e ro9drntlal architecture for caNV gabl ®onl houses are usually shallow and phdn or
<br />enhanced modestly wntlm aimglo,and mall windows or venNatws
<br />A. decameters in Nesbit Catalina, I -haves wen, mmsnrncted by pfospemus Orange County
<br />resdrnm farmmryyeaae, but vary few were bolt corns Reconstruction (18651899). Of Nuae
<br />few, tiro I loldcn- Roberts Fam,hwsc, constructed for Addiaov l mIdm,a m-mwMhad inheawl
<br />moderate szed estate read whose half - brother was the Gwemm of North Carolimu is e
<br />substantial example with aaddaomade ornamentation. Only one additional bhouse o the
<br />gemwlareais known tv have -cea, built dudes Recoensbac[iort Tlne Y.undienn Hullowav House
<br />(9L), was constructed m. 1510 in what Is now northwest Dudman Comfy Like the HOMem
<br />Roberts wrom use, 1115 dwelling is Game, and here six- over -six windows, a gable roof, and
<br />beldsime and brick end dwrmev... Havener, ICmdhm I lolloway, a miller and a less wealthy
<br />men door l Ivlder, bunt a placer, ,housv Holloway's dwdh,m does not have a doubleleaf carry
<br />door, ornamental hoses, a center gable, ,v a bank of mndowa, and the mantels and newels in
<br />his house are haMmode.
<br />In closer jamemvty, other I- houses in the pm 5ed 5t. Mary's Road Historic District were
<br />constructed at amend Ihetmn of the twmeoh cenhuy or lacer. The harassers house at be bO
<br />Pam,bedtin1999 for Nanme TUma Hupt¢.is 6ameand tars a &nblemot reoWar fin mundon
<br />Obem
<br />u Lrecbays, and
<br />It, too, is plumes than the Holder R FamM1OUSe 'dermi,
<br />onlya meal Film entrydoor and no corm'gableanditis votpoaiblcronly the newhetherthe
<br />interior war oleo or 915 boace a for it has been atensively mot whir es Only the mmm Watlarro-beas nd
<br />Hover bout a.nude 1915 mad elm a f�ebi gaM1la vaunt with Header' fenesbatirn and and
<br />sabloclassic mod poster ratite bsalr erg Nutd thracmdog, rr de wererk env ov the realer
<br />Istaf s choir Toast poets, Ivsl balvst pee mm eve rhea mantels were madded made at a
<br />latzr andpm.pemus tore wren such campoeren6 w¢edneap had middy available.
<br />Has, the Holden Roberts Farmhouse, with mane ousteal,uchumbard barrows intact, provides
<br />and imporwrt documauatinn of decormoo, eManmmmn chasm by a wellmmeded
<br />rise
<br />oram, and of a very turtummm few in Orange Com.ty who mutd afford to amid dudeg 1893
<br />and 1ni<.
<br />=ORICAL bACICGAOt1TID AND AGMUfLTfIAAL CONTEXF.
<br />The 1101danRobeats rannappzus to fall withn the boandade_of two Reseals of land granted
<br />be John, Ertl Graiwme, on the asmeeadm cmtmy, one to %l deal sym ott us 1253, and the odor
<br />to jubn Kelly at an unspedhed date.a The rrumors show that beam symott and Kelly wcrc
<br />s of large tracts of land at vmom Lnmtieris within Orme County, and earth no doubt
<br />bought ad wld reel estate curving m tore se has pmennN wcma 2' W We IG➢y retorted his
<br />subgdd prove, Sinnott conveyed his tc a man identmed as Thomas Holden a weaver by trade,
<br />to 1955. Holdrn's six derdem mduded a sore Thomas wmiteed, and a daughto, nfary, who
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