Roberts-Vaughan House is a historic home located in the

Murfreesboro Historic District Murfreesboro Historic District is a national historic district located at Murfreesboro, Hertford County, North Carolina. The district encompasses nine contributing buildings in the oldest section of the city of Murfreesboro. The buildings incl ...

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. It was built about 1805, as a two-story, five-bay,

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style frame dwelling with a gable roof. The front facade features a large three bay tetrastyle pedimented

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in the

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style. It was built by Benjamin Roberts, a prominent local merchant. It was listed on the

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in 1971. The house is owned by the Murfreesboro Historical Association and houses its offices and the Chamber of Commerce. The Association also operates the

Brady C. Jefcoat Museum The Brady C. Jefcoat Museum of Americana is a museum in Murfreesboro, North Carolina, USA. Operated by the Murfreesboro Historical Association, the museum houses a collection of American artifacts from the 1850s to the 1950s collected by Brady C. J ...

, William Rea Museum, Dr. Walter Reed House, John Wheeler House, shops and the Agriculture and Transportation Museum.

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Murfreesboro Historical Association
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