The Hillsborough Visitors Center operates from this late-18th century Quaker-plan house. It was moved from its original location (1 mile southeast of Hillsborough) to its present location in the heart of the historic district. The site also includes an office used by Confederate Gen. Joseph...
Address: 150 E. King Street, Hillsborough, NC 27278
1815 Federal-era plantation house, restored and furnished with period antiques and fine art. Guided tour. The estate includes the one mile long Poet's Walk. March 21-December 20, Wed-Sat 11am, Thurs-Sun 2pm. Other times by appointment. Closed major holidays. $10 admission.
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Address: 376 Saint Mary’s Road Hillsborough, NC 27278
Site of Rev. and Mrs. Burwell's School for Young Ladies from 1837-1857. Site includes c.1821 frame house with 1848 additions, brick music building, brick necessary house and formal gardens. Guided tour.
Wed-Sat, 11am-4pm; Sun, 1pm-4pm, Closed mid-December-mid-January and major holidays. Free.
This brick veneer structure originally served as the Orange County Courthouse from 1790 to 1844, built at the corner of Churton and King Streets. In 1845, the Rev. Elias Dodson, Hillsborough's first Baptist minister, bought the discarded courthouse and had it rolled intact up Churton Street...
A premier destination for visitors to the area, ENO Gallery is a unique fine art gallery in the heart of historic Hillsborough, offering paintings, sculpture and fine crafts. The gallery represents exceptional contemporary emerging and established artists for both first time buyers and...
Address: 100 South Churton St., Hillsborough, NC 27278
Hillsborough Baptists, organized in 1853, first worshipped in the c. 1790 courthouse building which had been moved to the corner of Churton and E. Queen Streets. The congregation began building this structure in 1860. It features a free-standing Romanesque tower with doors leading to...
Please note: The Hillsborough Arts Council will move to 102 N. Churton Street (the former Chamber of Commerce office) on Saturday, February 16.
The Hillsborough Arts Council is the official Hillsborough, NC Arts Council endorsed by The Town of Hillsborough and The North Carolina Arts Council. The...
Address: 220 S. Churton St., Hillsborough, NC 27278