Heartsease, Hillsborough

Name: Heartsease
Address: Hillsborough, United States

#15 among attractions in Hillsborough

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Heartsease is a historic home located at Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina. It was built about 1770, and consists of a 1+1⁄2-story, three-bay, central block dating to the late 18th century, with an early 19th-century 1+1⁄2-story east wing, and two-story pedimented west wing added in the late 19th century. It is topped by a gable roof and features a shed porch whose roof supported by plain Tuscan order posts. It is believed that Heartsease served as the pre-Revolutionary home of Thomas Burke, North Carolina's third governor and a member of the Constitutional Convention. ()

Coordinates: 36°4'44"N, 79°6'7"W

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Hillsborough United States

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Heartsease – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dickerson Chapel, Burwell School Historic Site, Orange County Historical Museum, Hillsborough Historic District.

~800 ftE
Church
Dickerson Chapel, Hillsborough
4 min walk • Dickerson Chapel is a historic chapel in Hillsborough, North Carolina. Built in 1790, the chapel originally served as the courthouse for Orange County until 1844. It housed a Baptist congregation from 1845 until 1862, when it was purchased by a group of Quakers to serve as a school for African-American children.
~580 ftE
Museum
Burwell School Historic Site, Hillsborough
3 min walk • The Burwell School is an American historic site and former school, located in Hillsborough, North Carolina. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and located in the Hillsborough Historic District.
~880 ftSE
36°4'38"N • 79°5'59"W
Orange County Historical Museum, Hillsborough
5 min walk • History museum, Museum
0.5 miSE
Visitor center, Greek Revival architecture
Hillsborough Historic District, Hillsborough
13 min walk • Hillsborough Historic District is a national historic district located at Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 529 contributing buildings, 9 contributing sites, 13 contributing structures, and 2 contributing objects in the central business district and surrounding residential sections of Hillsborough.
0.4 miSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church and Churchyard, Hillsborough
11 min walk • St. Matthew's Episcopal Church and Churchyard is a historic Episcopal church located on St. Mary's Road, Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina. The first three bays of the Gothic Revival-style brick church were built between 1825–1826, and its rear was extended by another bay in 1868.
0.6 miE
Museum, History museum
Ayr Mount, Hillsborough
15 min walk • Ayr Mount is a Federal style plantation house located east of Hillsborough, in Orange County, North Carolina, the United States of America. In 1799, William Kirkland bought 500 acres east of Hillsborough.
1.6 miSW
Park
Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area, Hillsborough
42 min walk • Occoneechee Mountain State Natural Area is a North Carolina state park in Orange County, North Carolina in the United States. Located adjacent to the town of Hillsborough, it covers 221 acres and includes Occoneechee Mountain, the highest point in Orange County and a settlement of the Occaneechi tribe.
~1470 ftSE
Greek Revival architecture
Eagle Lodge, Hillsborough
8 min walk • Eagle Lodge is a historic Masonic lodge building located at Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina. It was built in 1823, and two-story, three bay, square brick building in the Greek Revival style.
~1760 ftS
36°4'27"N • 79°6'2"W
Orange County Public Library, Hillsborough
9 min walk • Library
1.2 miE
Sport, Sport venue
Occoneechee Speedway, Hillsborough
30 min walk • Occoneechee Speedway was one of the first two NASCAR tracks to open. It closed in 1968 and is the only dirt track remaining from the inaugural 1949 season. It is located just outside the town of Hillsborough, North Carolina.
~1270 ftNE
Interesting neighbourhood, Greek Revival architecture
Ruffin-Roulhac House, Hillsborough
7 min walk • Ruffin-Roulhac House, also known as Little Hawfields, is a historic home located at Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina. It was built about 1820, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, five bay, frame dwelling including a two-room addition built about 1830.

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Which popular attractions are close to Heartsease?

Nearby attractions include Hazel-Nash House, Hillsborough (2 min walk), Burwell School Historic Site, Hillsborough (3 min walk), Dickerson Chapel, Hillsborough (4 min walk), Orange County Historical Museum, Hillsborough (5 min walk).