Troops of Cornwallis during American Revolution on way to Battle of Guilford Court House took over mill grinding meal for their men. Moved to present location and enlarged by Joel Saunders 1822 Commonly known as The Old Mill of Guilford Owned by . . . — — Map (db m87178) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m54329) HM
The crossroads community of Oak Ridge (înc. 1998) was once traveled by Native Americans and later settled by Quakers and others (1700s). Landmarks include the Old Mill of Guilford (c. 1767), Oak Ridge Institute (1851), homes from the 1800s, and . . . — — Map (db m181195) HM
National Folk style farmhouse of J. L. Sawyer, a barber at the Oak Ridge Military Institute. Built on stone foundation with double-sloped Dutch gambrel roof and side-gabled carriage porch. During the 1930s, the site included the popular Black . . . — — Map (db m234042) HM
Jesse Benbow was born in 1815 to Charles and Mary (Saunders) Benbow. In 1838 Jesse married Ann Clark and they had seven children.
Jesse designed the house using oak trees from the property for the joists and foundation, and clay from the Haw . . . — — Map (db m54331) HM
Constructed by ORMA President T.E. Whitaker chapel to replace origînal (1884) destroyed by fire in early 1914. Like Alumni Hall, the Chapel features a Classical pedimented portico with Ionic columns and a lunette window. Named for R.N. “Buster” and . . . — — Map (db m181193) HM
The Oak Ridge Public School had a capacity for 123 students and served grades 1-8. The structure contained six classrooms and had two indoor flush toilets, but no cafeteria or gymnasium. The center of the original building included a stage and . . . — — Map (db m54344) HM
Oakhurst was built for Martin Hicks Holt, Co-Principal of Oak Ridge Institute, and his wife Mary. The finest Queen Anne style house surviving in all of Guilford County, it was designed by the prominent and prolific southern architect Frank P. . . . — — Map (db m54327) HM
Original water-powered mill built on nearby Beaver Creek to grind grain for early settlers. Reportedly seized by British troops prior to Battle of Guilford Courthouse. Mill moved downstream to current location and first waterwheel added 1818. . . . — — Map (db m87175) HM
Built for Maj. Richard P. Larkins,
Commandant at Oak Ridge Military
Institute for over 25 years, and family.
Colonial Revival house has a triangular
pedimented entry with Doric-style
columns, a porte-cochere on left side,
and eclectic motifs . . . — — Map (db m234043) HM
Church site purchased in 1889 by Oak Ridge's oldest African-American congregation. Sanctuary served as classroom for African American students until a schoolhouse was built next door c. 1915. Indoor plumbing and fellowship hall added in 1980s. . . . — — Map (db m234041) HM
Built as two-room home for Robert M. Stafford, Guilford County Sheriff (1865-80) and owner of Old Mill. House later enlarged by Stafford to current Neo-classical style. A jail was located behind house in early 1900s. Later owned by A. Murrow Benbow, . . . — — Map (db m234121) HM
National Folk I-house style with front
entry pediment and exterior chimneys.
Built for local family and purchased in
1937 by Z. L. (“Col. Zack”) Whitaker,
teacher and administrator at Oak Ridge
Military Institute for over 50 years.
Remained in . . . — — Map (db m234119) HM
