Nancy Jones House

	Nancy Jones House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	NC 54, Cary, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°47′54″N 78°48′09″W / 35.79833°N 78.80250°WCoordinates: 35°47′54″N 78°48′09″W / 35.79833°N 78.80250°W
Area	16 acres (6.5 ha)
Built	c. 1803
Architectural style	Federal, Vernacular Federal
NRHP reference No.	84002540
Added to NRHP	March 1, 1984

Nancy Jones House is a historic home located near Cary, Wake County, North Carolina.

History[]

The Nancy Jones house was built on a 2,000-acre (810 ha) estate on in 1803 by Nathaniel Jones, father-in- law of Nancy Ann Jones. Henry and Nancy Jones started a stagecoach stop and a tavern out of the home. Henry left running the tavern and stagecoach stop to Nancy while he tended to the farms on the property. When Henry died in 1841, Nancy Ann Jones continued to run the tavern/stagecoach stop for another 30 years. The house was the supposedly the setting of one of North Carolina's legends. In 1838, it is said that Governor Dudley and South Carolina Governor Butler consumed Brandy and said "Its a damned long time between drinks". Other notable people have visited the house such as President James K. Polk with William Alexander Graham while on their way to a speech at University of North Carolina in 1847. In 1865, Union General William T. Sherman bivouacked on the property with his soldiers for a brief time.^[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.^[1] In 2019, the town of Cary bought the Nancy Jones House from Sri Venkateswara Temple of North Carolina, a Hindu Temple, for $100,000 in order to move it off their property.^[3] On March 20, 2021, the house was moved approximately 500 feet down Chapel Hill Road.^[4]^[5]

Design[]

Nancy Jones House is a two-story, single pile, Federal style frame dwelling. It sits on a brick foundation and has two exterior end chimneys. It has a hall and parlor plan and features a double front portico topped by a broken pediment gable roof.^[6]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Jo Ann Wilford (2006). "Nancy Jones House". NCPedia. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
^ "Cary Acquires Oldest Remaining Home – 1803 Nancy Jones House – for Preservation, Rehabilitation". townofcary. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
^ "Historic 1803 Nancy Jones House in Cary moved to new location for preservation, rehabilitation". ABC 11 News. March 20, 2021.
^ "Nancy Jones House: Cary moves 218-year-old historic home". WRAL. March 20, 2021.
^ Jo Ann Williford and Michael Hill (September 1983). "Nancy Jones House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-05-01.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[2] Jo Ann Wilford (2006). "Nancy Jones House". NCPedia. Retrieved 8 February 2020.

[3] "Cary Acquires Oldest Remaining Home – 1803 Nancy Jones House – for Preservation, Rehabilitation". townofcary. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2020.

[4] "Historic 1803 Nancy Jones House in Cary moved to new location for preservation, rehabilitation". ABC 11 News. March 20, 2021.

[5] "Nancy Jones House: Cary moves 218-year-old historic home". WRAL. March 20, 2021.

[nrhpinv-6] Jo Ann Williford and Michael Hill (September 1983). "Nancy Jones House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-05-01.

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Background
History	History Samuel Fenton Cary
Areas	Carpenter Historic District Cary Historic District Green Level Historic District
Education
Primary and secondary schools	Wake County PSS Cary HS Green Hope HS Green Level HS Middle Creek HS Panther Creek HS Cary Academy Hopewell Academy
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Landmarks	Cary Towne Center Crossroads Plaza Ivey-Ellington House Nancy Jones House Koka Booth Amphitheatre Prestonwood Country Club USA Baseball National Training Complex WakeMed Soccer Park Herbert Young Community Center
Transportation	Cary station
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