Horton Grove
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| Horton Grove | |
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| (U.S. National Register of Historic Places) | |
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| Location: | Durham County, North Carolina |
| Nearest city: | Durham |
| Built/Founded: | 1850s |
| Added to NRHP: | March 17, 1978 |
Horton Grove was an enslaved African-American community located in the northeastern part of Durham in Durham County, North Carolina. The slaves who lived in Horton Grove belonged to the influential Cameron and Bennehan families. Although there were originally many more buildings, there are several structures still standing today.
The quarters at Horton Grove, which were constructed by slave craftsmen in the early 1850s, were the culmination of decades of gradual improvements aimed primarily at increasing labor efficiency. Now part of historic Stagville, the dwellings that remain today at Horton Grove represent the pinnacle of slave house development, including shuttered windows, multiple stories, brick chimneys, and brick or stone foundations.
The quality of these structures can be attested to by noting that at least one of them was still occupied as late as the 1970s.
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