Oak Ridge in Guilford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Charles Benbow House

Circa 1823

Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, April 4, 2012

1. Charles Benbow House Marker

Inscription. Charles Benbow was born on December 6, 1787 to Thomas and Hannah Benbow. Charles married Mary Sanders on December 11, 1811, and they had seven children.

This Quaker style house was conservative in plan, though Charles' application to detail was the least inhibited of any builder in Guilford County. Its ambitious, decorative design is individualistic and inorthodox, combining Georgian, Federal and Greek Revival elements. The house was completed between 1823 and 1824.

Charles Benbow, a Quaker, and his family were associated with the early development of the textile industry in N.C. as well as having a significant role in the establishment of two local educational institutes, what is now Oak Ridge Military Academy and Guilford College.

Charles Benbow died in July 1868. Mary Benbow died in 1875.

This home is on the National Register of Historic Places

Erected by Town of Oak Ridge.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Quakerism series list. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1868.

Location. 36° 10.07′ N, 79° 59.8′ W. Marker is in Oak Ridge, North Carolina, in Guilford County

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. Marker is on Oak Ridge Road, 0.3 miles west of Autumn Gate Drive, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oak Ridge NC 27310, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Oak Ridge Public School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Stafford-Benbow House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Jesse Benbow House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Historic Oak Ridge (approx. half a mile away); Oak Ridge Institute (approx. 0.7 miles away); Linville Chapel (approx. 0.8 miles away); Oakhurst (approx. 0.9 miles away); R.P. Larkins House (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oak Ridge.

Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, April 4, 2012

2. Charles Benbow House Marker

Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, April 4, 2012

3. Charles Benbow House Marker

Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, April 4, 2012

4. Charles Benbow House Marker

Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, April 4, 2012

5. Charles Benbow House Marker

Charles Benbow House image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, April 4, 2012

6. Charles Benbow House

Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, April 4, 2012

7. Charles Benbow House

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 11, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,101 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on April 11, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.