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Green Hill, or Greenhill, is a
In the 1960s Green Hill passed to the Coman family and was moved twelve miles away from its former site, near Turkey Farm Road, to the corner of Lawrence Road and Interstate 42. The house was moved to make way for commercial development. The Johnston family cemetery was moved between 1966 and 1967 from the original land to New Hope Cemetery. The plantation's cemetery for enslaved people remains in the original location. James H. Coman, Jr. made extensive renovations to Green Hill and restored many of the original settings of the house, with the help of the
Green Hill, or Greenhill, is a Federal style
Federal-style architecture is the name for the classical architecture built in the United States following the American Revolution between 1780 and 1830, and particularly from 1785 to 1815, which was influenced heavily by the works of And ...
plantation house in Hillsborough, North Carolina
The town of Hillsborough is the county seat of Orange County, North Carolina, United States, and is located along the Eno River. The population was 6,087 in 2010, but it grew rapidly to 9,660 by 2020.
Its name was unofficially shortened to "Hi ...
. The house originally sat on a plantation near Turkey Farm Road, which was given in a land grant
A land grant is a gift of real estate—land or its use privileges—made by a government or other authority as an incentive, means of enabling works, or as a reward for services to an individual, especially in return for military service. Grants ...
by George II of Great Britain
George II (George Augustus; ; 30 October / 9 November 1683 – 25 October 1760) was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland, Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Electorate of Hanover, Hanover) and a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Em ...
to Charles Wilson Johnston. The house was moved to a new location in the late 1960s.
History
The original house was built around 1750 inOrange County, North Carolina
Orange County is a County (United States), county located in the Piedmont (United States), Piedmont region of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 148,696. Its county seat is Hil ...
, near the town of Hillsborough, on land gifted as a land grant
A land grant is a gift of real estate—land or its use privileges—made by a government or other authority as an incentive, means of enabling works, or as a reward for services to an individual, especially in return for military service. Grants ...
by George II of Great Britain
George II (George Augustus; ; 30 October / 9 November 1683 – 25 October 1760) was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland, Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Electorate of Hanover, Hanover) and a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Em ...
to Charles Wilson Johnston. The plantation stayed in the Johnston family for many generations, and fifty-three members of the family were born in the house's study. George Johnston made additions to the house in 1784. The front hall addition was likely built in 1820, the parlor in 1850, and the second floor of the home was added in 1890.
In the 1960s Green Hill passed to the Coman family and was moved twelve miles away from its former site, near Turkey Farm Road, to the corner of Lawrence Road and Interstate 42. The house was moved to make way for commercial development. The Johnston family cemetery was moved between 1966 and 1967 from the original land to New Hope Cemetery. The plantation's cemetery for enslaved people remains in the original location. James H. Coman, Jr. made extensive renovations to Green Hill and restored many of the original settings of the house, with the help of the State Archives of North Carolina
The State Archives of North Carolina, officially the North Carolina Division of Archives and Records, is a division of North Carolina state government responsible for collecting, preserving, and providing public access to historically significant a ...
, including the windows, cornice, mantels, baseboards, window trims, and hand carved paneling. The house sits on 9.7 acres.
In 2021 the home was for sale.
References
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