Poplar Hill is a historic plantation house in Hillsborough, North Carolina. The home was the center of a large plantation, formerly called Occoneechee Farm and Banks of the Eno. Established on farming and hunting grounds for the Occaneechi and Saponi peoples, the land was granted to colonist Francis Corbin by the English. Ownership of the land later passed to the Hogg family. James Hogg, a Scottish immigrant in 1771, built the existing house in 1794 and named it ‘On the Banks of the Eno’. The house and land remained in the same family for nearly 100 years. Www.saltiregallerie.com
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| - Poplar Hill is a historic plantation house in Hillsborough, North Carolina. The home was the center of a large plantation, formerly called Occoneechee Farm and Banks of the Eno. Established on farming and hunting grounds for the Occaneechi and Saponi peoples, the land was granted to colonist Francis Corbin by the English. Ownership of the land later passed to the Hogg family. James Hogg, a Scottish immigrant in 1771, built the existing house in 1794 and named it ‘On the Banks of the Eno’. The house and land remained in the same family for nearly 100 years. Www.saltiregallerie.com (en)
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| - Poplar Hill is a historic plantation house in Hillsborough, North Carolina. The home was the center of a large plantation, formerly called Occoneechee Farm and Banks of the Eno. Established on farming and hunting grounds for the Occaneechi and Saponi peoples, the land was granted to colonist Francis Corbin by the English. Ownership of the land later passed to the Hogg family. James Hogg, a Scottish immigrant in 1771, built the existing house in 1794 and named it ‘On the Banks of the Eno’. The house and land remained in the same family for nearly 100 years. In 1891 ‘Banks of the Eno’ was purchased by tobacco industrialist Julian Carr. Carr and his wife Nannie renamed the house Poplar Hill and added the two story front porch and multiple French doors in the Greek Revival style. Greek Revival style. In 1981 the house was relocated from its original location to its present location also by the Eno River in the Town of Hillsborough. Multiple housing developments were built on portions of the old farmland. Poplar Hill became a rental property in its current location. One tenant , broke his lease due to reported hauntings on the property. He wrote about his experience and the house became known as haunted. In 2022 under new ownership the house has been restored keeping the original floors, mantels, woodwork and trim, internal layout, H- hinged doors, pegged rafters and more. Work is ongoing. An Orange County historical sign returns the house to its original name, ‘Banks of the Eno’. Saltire Gallerie opened its doors June 30, 2022 in the front two rooms of the residence, celebrating the original Scottish immigrant featuring 19th century Scottish landscapes and Scottish artists from all periods of time. The Gallerie is open to the public for the monthly Town of Hillsborough Art Walk. Www.saltiregallerie.com (Reports from 1980/81 in The Orange showing the house being moved). (en)
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