Charles F. and Howard Cates Farm, also known as Swathmoor Farm, is a historic farm complex and national historic district located near Mebane, Alamance County, North Carolina. It encompasses 11 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 5 contributing structures on a farm near Mebane. The district includes the two-story double-pile Cates farmhouse (c. 1801, c. 1851) and a collection of outbuildings and supporting structures. These include outbuildings probably associated with pickle manufacture such as the packhouse (c. 1900) and the office (c. 1920); outbuildings associated with dairying including the multipurpose barn (c. 1910), the well house (c. 1930), and the milk barn (c. 1939–40); and the mule barn, gas house, tool shed, pump house, privy, and chicken house (c. 1910). Its owner Charles F. Cates was instrumental in establishing the Woodlawn School.[2]
Charles F. and Howard Cates Farm | |
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| Location | 4870 Mebane Rogers Rd., near Mebane, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°06′48″N 79°16′47″W / 36.11333°N 79.27972°W |
| Area | 100 acres (40 ha) |
| Built | c. 1905 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 01001025[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 24, 2001 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Beth Keane (March 2001). "Charles F. and Howard Cates Farm" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.