Alamance is a village in Alamance County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Burlington, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 951 at the 2010 census, up from 310 at the 2000 census.
Graham is a city in Alamance County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Burlington, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census the population was 14,153. It is the county seat of Alamance County.
Mebane is a city located mostly in Alamance County, North Carolina, United States, and partly in Orange County, North Carolina. The town was named for Alexander Mebane, an American Revolutionary War general and member of the U.S. Congress. It was incorporated as "Mebanesville" in 1881, and in 1883 the name was changed to "Mebane". It was incorporated as a city in 1987. The population as of the 2010 census was 11,393. Mebane is one of the fastest growing municipalities in North Carolina. Mebane straddles the Research Triangle and Piedmont Triad Regions of North Carolina. The Alamance County portion is part of the Burlington Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point Combined Statistical Area. The Orange County portion is part of the Durham-Chapel Hill Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Combined Statistical Area.
Alamance Battleground is a North Carolina State Historic Site commemorating the Battle of Alamance. The historic site is located south of Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina in the United States.
The Alamance County Courthouse in Graham, North Carolina, was built in 1923. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
Spring Friends Meeting House is a historic Quaker meeting house located at Snow Camp, Alamance County, North Carolina. The fourth and current meeting house was built in 1907, and is a small rectangular frame one-story gable-front building. It features Gothic Revival style lancet windows and a short, plain rectangular cupola with pyramidal roof. Spring Friends Meeting is an active congregation of Quakers from the Alamance, Chatham, Orange, Guilford and Randolph County area of North Carolina. Members of the Religious Society of Friends first started "meeting at the spring" around 1761, with the congregation formally recognized by North Carolina Yearly Meeting in 1773. The adjacent contributing cemetery dates from the founding of the meeting, about 1761. It contains the graves of some of the earliest Quaker settlers in Alamance County, as well as the unmarked graves of approximately 25 American Revolutionary War soldiers killed in the 1781 Battle of Lindley's Mill. The battle itself was waged around the meeting house, with governor Thomas Burke and other officials held prisoner in the original meeting house during the battle.
The Battle of Alamance, which took place on May 16, 1771, was the final battle of the War of the Regulation, a rebellion in colonial North Carolina over issues of taxation and local control, considered by some to be the opening salvo of the American Revolution. Named for nearby Great Alamance Creek, the battle took place in what was then Orange County and has since become Alamance County in the central Piedmont area, about 6 miles (9.7 km) south of present-day Burlington, North Carolina.
L. Banks Holt House is a historic home located near Alamance, Alamance County, North Carolina. It was built in the 1870s, and consists of a two-story main block, two-story ell, and one-story hip-roofed wing in a vernacular Italianate style. Parts of the house may date to the late 18th or early 19th century. Also on the property is the Holt family cemetery.
Sunny Side is a historic home located near Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina. It was built in 1871, and is a two-story, "T"-shaped frame Italianate style dwelling with Gothic Revival style design elements. It features an ornate two-bay hip-roof front porch. Also on the property are the contributing well house and smokehouse, and the remnants of the original gardens. It was built by Lawrence S. Holt, a prominent Alamance County textile mill owner and philanthropist.
William P. Morrow House is a historic home located near Graham, Alamance County, North Carolina. It was built about 1855, and is a two-story, three bay, stuccoed brick dwelling in the Greek Revival style. It has brick end chimneys and a low hipped roof. A 1 1/2-story rear ell was added in 1984–1985.
Charles T. Holt House is a historic home located at Haw River, Alamance County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect George Franklin Barber and built in 1897. The house is a 2 1/2-story, rectangular dwelling sheathed in wood, slate, brick and stone in the Queen Anne style. It features peaks, turrets and decorative chimney stacks. Also on the property are the contributing carriage house, servant's quarters, gas house, corn crib, barn, and well house / flowerhouse. It was built for textile businessman Charles T Holt, the son of Thomas Michael Holt, governor of North Carolina, and his wife Gena Jones Holt, the daughter of Thomas Goode Jones, governor of Alabama.
Holt–Frost House, also known as the Dr. Frost House, is a historic home located at Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina. It is a two-story, "L"-shaped, Queen Anne style dwelling. It has a rear one-story wing that may date to 1860. It has a slate gable roof, multi-colored glass window panels, porches, and an abundance of sawn and turned millwork.
Horner Houses, also known as the Earl Horner House and Charles Horner House, are two historic homes located at Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina. The Earl Horner House was built about 1921, and is a two-story bungalow form frame dwelling. It features a gable-roofed porch. The Charles Horner House dates to 1924, and is a two-story, stuccoed frame dwelling in the Mission/Spanish Revival style. It features 66 windows and porches with terra cotta tiled floors. Earl Horner served as Burlington's mayor from 1919 until 1944.
Moore-Holt-White House is a historic home located at Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina. It was built in 1859, and is a vernacular Greek Revival style dwelling consisting of a main two-story front block one room deep with a porch across the front. It is one of only a few antebellum houses surviving in Burlington.
Stagg House, also known as the Dr. Bradley House, is a historic home located at Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina. It was built between 1857 and 1859, and is a two-story, "T"-shaped, frame dwelling. Connected to the main block are numerous one-story wings that appear to date to the late-19th century. It has a large wraparound porch and features a rectangular projecting front bay with tall and narrow windows. It is one of only a few antebellum houses surviving in Burlington.
Glencoe Mill Village Historic District is a national historic district located at Glencoe, Alamance County, North Carolina. It encompasses 48 contributing buildings and 6 contributing structures built between 1880 and 1882 in Glencoe.
West Davis Street–Fountain Place Historic District is a national historic district located at Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina. It encompasses 138 contributing buildings in a primarily middle-class residential section of Burlington. Most of the dwellings date to the late-19th and early-20th century and include representative examples of Queen Anne and Colonial Revival style architecture.
North Main Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Graham, Alamance County, North Carolina. It encompasses 72 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure in the central business district of Graham. The district includes a variety of institutional, commercial, and residential buildings largely dating from the 19th century. Notable buildings include the Alamance County Courthouse, the centerpiece of the district; Graham Presbyterian Church; Harden House; Hunter House; Nicks Store; McBride Holt House ; Scott Building ; Vestal Hotel; Holt-Scott General·Store ; National Bank of Alamance ; Mont-White Theatre; and Paris Building.
Snow Camp Mutual Telephone Exchange Building is a historic telephone exchange building located at Snow Camp, Alamance County, North Carolina. It was built in 1915, and is a small, square, vernacular, two-story frame structure. It has a pyramidal roof and rests on a stone foundation. One-story gabled wings were added in 1927 when the building was converted into a dwelling. A one-story kitchen addition was built in 1986. The building housed the switchboard, operator, and company equipment.
Harper House is a historic home located near Harper, Johnston County, North Carolina. It was built about 1850, and is a two-story, three-bay, vernacular Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It sits on a brick pier foundation and has a hipped roof and interior end chimneys. The front facade features a two-story pedimented portico. The house served as a Union field hospital during the Battle of Bentonville and is located adjacent to the Bentonville Battlefield museum, which offers tours of its interior. It was also bought by the state. Before the state's acquisition of the property, it was privately owned by the Dunn family. It served as a home for 5 children, John J. Dunn Jr. being the last child born in the Harper House in 1950.
