Written by Bill Harris If one drives through the Old Granville region (Franklin, Granville, Vance & Warren Counties) on the major highways of the area…
Written by Bill Harris In 1860 North Carolina’s population included 30,463 free blacks out of a total population…
Historic House Listings• House Tours
Dr. Thompson House Video. Circa 1910 on one acre in Creedmoor, North Carolina. $300,000
October 11, 2019I love this house! If I didn’t need to be close to a certain area for my daughter’s…
I will be spending the night in this house on Saturday! Am I scared? I am not. Things…
Unfortunately, Wake County, North Carolina lost a beautiful landmark home this week. The James Madison Williams house was…
House Tours• Preservation
Abandoned: Stonewall Jackson Reform School, Concord, North Carolina
April 24, 2019The Stonewall Jackson Reform School was opened in 1909. It was also called the Stonewall Jackson Training and…
House Tours• Preservation
The Enslaved at Berry Hill Plantation, South Boston, Virginia.
March 20, 2019Talking and writing about slavery has become such a polarizing issue. Part of me wants to stay away…
Written by contributing writer, Bill Harris. When I was about 20 years old, I and a couple of…
Endangered Properties• House Tours
New pictures of Dunnington Mansion: Poplar Hill in Virginia!
March 2, 2019The Dunnington Mansion, also known as Poplar Hill has always been a favorite house of mine. Even in…
I was fortunate several years ago to tour this home, Airlie. At the time it was on the…