BINGHAM HOUSE / MIDLAWN

BINGHAM HOUSE / MIDLAWN

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Mebane
NC
Built in
1882
/ Demolished in
1972-1979
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  • Sun, 02/05/2023 - 5:38pm by SteveR

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,
Mebane
NC
Built in
1882
/ Demolished in
1972-1979
Architectural style: 
Construction type: 
,
Neighborhood: 
Type: 
,

 

This structure was built in mid-1882 [1]. T.C. Oakley of Durham was the contractor [2]. It was the school president's home.

An addition to the rear of the structure was moved east of Mebane in 1943 [3]. Midlawn was demolished in the 1970s.

Circa 1905

Circa 1909

Midlawn in the background, 1909

View north, 1972

View ?, 1972

Exterior, architectural details, 1972

Front door, 1972

Architectural details, 1972

Interior, main stairs, 1972

Interior, architectural details, 1972

Interior, architectural details, 1972

(The photos from 1972 are from The Alamance Gleaner, via Phil Mace. The earlier photos are from the Bingham School catalogs of 1904-1905 and 1908-1909.)

 

ENDNOTES:
[1] The Alamance Gleaner, June 22, 1882 (via Phil Mace)
[2] Ibid
[3] Mebane Presbyterian Church News, Vol. X, No. 1, December 1944. Pp. 3-4.

 

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