Nash-Hooper House

Nash-Hooper House
Nash-Hooper House
Location 118 W. Tryon St., Hillsborough, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°4′3″N 79°6′3″W / 36.06750°N 79.10083°WCoordinates: 36°4′3″N 79°6′3″W / 36.06750°N 79.10083°W
Built 1782
Architect Unknown
Architectural style No Style Listed
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 71000610
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 11, 1971[1]
Designated NHL November 11, 1971[2]

Nash-Hooper House, also known as William Hooper House is a site significant for its association with Francis Nash and William Hooper. Nash, who was an "American Revolutionary War hero and general who was killed at the Battle of Germantown in 1777, had built the house in 1772. William Hooper, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, purchased the home in 1782 and lived there until his death in 1790. North Carolina Governor William Alexander Graham also lived in the house from 1869 until 1875.[3]

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1971.[2][3] It is located in the Hillsborough Historic District.

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References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Nash-Hooper House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-02-26.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Charles W. Snell (March 27, 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Nash-Hooper House (William Hooper House)" (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying two photos, exterior, from 1969 and 1971 PDF (32 KB)

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