Perry Farm

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Perry Farm
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city: Riley Hill, North Carolina
Built/Founded: 1820
Architect: Unknown
Architectural style(s): Other
Added to NRHP: August 26, 1994
NRHP Reference#: 94001025

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MPS: Wake County MPS
Governing body: Private

The Perry Farm is an intact, historic African-American farm complex in Riley Hill, North Carolina, a suburb of Raleigh. The farm house was built in 1820 by John and Nancy Perry, white owners of several slaves during the Antebellum period of the South.

After the Civil War ended, a freedman named Feggins Perry made arrangements with his former masters to work the land as a tenant farmer. Each night after work, Feggins made baskets and furniture for extra money so he and his brother could buy land, which was the prime goal of many freedmen. Feggins Perry also helped establish the nearby Riley Hill Baptist Church for freed slaves. In 1914 Feggins' son Guyon Perry purchased Perry Farm. The property remains in the family to this day.

Perry Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in August 1994 as significant in African-American social history.[2][3]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2008-05-02).
  2. ^ "Wake County Landmarks". Capital Area Preservation, Inc.. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
  3. ^ "Riley Hill, Wake County North Carolina". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2002-05-21). Retrieved on 2008-05-02.
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