Charles Benbow House

Charles Benbow was born on December 6, 1787, to Thomas and Hannah Benbow. He married Mary Sanders on December 11, 1811, and they had seven children. Their Quaker-style house, completed between 1823 and 1824, was conservative in plan, but Charles Benbow's application to detail was the least inhibited of any builder in Guilford County. Its ambitious, decorative design was individualistic and inorthodox, combining Georgian, Federal, and Greek Revival elements. Charles Benbow, a Quaker, and his family were associated with the early development of the textile industry in N.C. and played a significant role in establishing two local educational institutes, now Oak Ridge Military Academy and Guilford College. Charles Benbow died in July 1868, and Mary Benbow died in 1875. The home is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Oak Ridge, North Carolina · United States