Cabe-Pratt-Harris House
Also known as: Riverland Farm
Why it's listed
Riverbend Farm is a one-and-one-half story, gable-roofed frame house on about twenty-seven acres near the Eno River in rural eastern Orange County, North Carolina. The house faces north on a knoll and is generally dated to around 1820, though the nomination notes that its style could point to the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century. Its old section retains a hall-and-parlor plan, flush board pine sheathing, six-panel doors, and reeded raised-panel mantelpieces, with walls, ceilings, and floors of unpainted heart pine. The house is regarded as a rare example of a small but substantial early farmhouse in the valley, and its interiors are considered unusually refined for a rural dwelling of the period. A rear addition from the 1940s was remodeled in the 1980s on the same footprint, while the original section has changed little beyond the loss of its enclosed stair.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the house is a significant and rare example of a small but substantial early-nineteenth century farmhouse of the Eno River Valley. Its old section keeps an early hall-and-parlor plan and unpainted heart pine interiors with late-Georgian mantelpieces, which the nomination describes as unusually sophisticated for a small rural dwelling of the period.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 99000481, listed April 22, 1999. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | NC 1567. 0.9 mi. N. of Eno River Bridge, Hillsborough |
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| County | Orange County |
| Listed | April 22, 1999 |
| Reference number | 99000481 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | C. 1820 |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The 1940s rear addition was remodeled in the 1980s; the dog pens and c.1950 barn are non-contributing resources. |
| Acreage | 27.3 |
| Coordinates | 36.05844, -79.00757 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 99000481.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q19600643
- This listing as JSON
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