Historic Stagville
Landmark And Historical Building
Why pick this one
Historic Stagville preserves a c. 1799 Bennehan house, c. 1851 Horton Grove slave quarters, and 165 acres in Durham.
Best for
- Visitors studying the history of slavery in North Carolina
- Visitors exploring a preserved plantation landscape and historic structures
- Genealogy and descendant-history research
- Visitors seeking free outdoor self-guided tours
Look elsewhere if
- Visitors needing access on Sundays or Mondays
Specialties
- Interpretation of slavery history
- Genealogy research
- Guided tours of the Bennehan family house and Horton Grove slave quarters
What makes them different
- Preserves a c. 1799 Bennehan family house, c. 1851 Horton Grove slave quarters, a 1860 barn, and 165 acres
- Interprets the history of a plantation where the Bennehan and Cameron families enslaved over 900 people
- Offers free admission and free outdoor self-guided tours
- Guided tours cost $2 plus tax and are offered on weekdays and Saturdays
- Designated as a Site of Conscience and a site of memory
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 5828 Old Oxford Hwy, Durham, NC 27712-9758
- Phone
- +19196200120
- Website
- https://historicsites.nc.gov/all-sites/historic...
- stagville@dncr.nc.gov
Services
- Guided tours
- Outdoor self-guided tours
- Historic preservation and interpretation
- Research and genealogy
- Descendant engagement
- Education