Trinity in Randolph County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Jeduthan Harper House

National Register of Historic Places

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 13, 2023

1. Jeduthan Harper House Marker

Inscription. Built circa 1780 by Jeduthan Harper, signer of Halifax Resolves (April 12, 1776); Lt. Col., Chatham County Minute Men; appointed by N.C. Provincial Congress to supervise cannon ball manufacturing for the American Revolution; later Clerk of Court, Register of Deeds, Representative; grand daughter married to be Governor John Motley Morehead.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Government & Politics • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1780.

Location. 35° 51.638′ N, 80° 0.89′ W. Marker is in Trinity, North Carolina, in Randolph County. Marker is on Red Fox Road, 0.1 miles south of Welborn Road (North Carolina Road 1564), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4033 Red Fox Rd, Trinity NC 27370, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Trinity College (approx. 2.7 miles away); a different marker also named Trinity College (approx. 2.7 miles away); Trinity Cemetery (approx. 3.3 miles away); Smith Clinic (approx. 4 miles away); Thomasville (approx. 4 miles away); John W. Thomas

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(approx. 4.1 miles away); Thomasville City Cemetery (approx. 4.1 miles away); a different marker also named Thomasville (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Trinity.

Regarding Jeduthan Harper House. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:

The Harper House in Trinity Township, Randolph County, North Carolina is an unusually fine example of Piedmont North Carolina architecture from the Federal period. The house contains elaborate interior woodwork which combines Georgian and Federal elements reflecting the cultural lag which caused the late arrival and extended popularity of stylistic forms in rural North Carolina Built circa 1815, the Harper House is associated with the Harper family whose members were politically prominent in Randolph County There is some uncertainty as to who the builder of the house was – either Jeduthun Harper or his son Jesse Harper. Jeduthun Harper was a member of the Hillsborough Provincial Congress of 1775 and of the Fourth Provincial Congress of 1776; Harper also held several local offices such as Justice of the Peace, Register of Deeds, and Clerk of Court in addition to serving in the North Carolina Legislature.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 13, 2023

2. Jeduthan Harper House Marker
Marker is on right gate post.
Jesse Harper, like his father, was a prominent local political figure holding such offices as Civil Clerk of Court in Randolph County.

Also see . . .
1. Harper House (PDF). National Register nomination for the house, which was listed in 1979. (Prepared by Gwynne S. Taylor and David W. Parham; via North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office) (Submitted on January 8, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Jeduthan Harper. On 9/9/1775, Jeduthan Harper was commissioned as a Lt. Colonel under Col. Ambrose Ramsey in the Chatham County Regiment of Militia, both of whom were at the battle of Moore's Creek Bridge on 2/27/1776. (J.D. Lewis, The American Revolution in North Carolina, Carolana.com) (Submitted on January 8, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

3. Jeduthan/Jesse Harper House. The Jesse Harper House in Trinity Township, Randolph County, North Carolina is an unusually fine, highly original example of Piedmont North Carolina architecture from the Federal period. (Randolph County Public Library) (Submitted on January 8, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Jeduthan/Jesse Harper House image. Click for full size.

via Randolph County Public Library (Public Domain)

3. Jeduthan/Jesse Harper House

Credits. This page was last revised on January 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 8, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 50 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 8, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.