Chatham County, North Carolina

Alston-DeGraffenried Plantation or Alston-DeGraffenried House is a historic property located in Chatham County, North Carolina, near Pittsboro, North Carolina. It includes a plantation house built through the forced labor of at least 11 enslaved people between about 1810 and 1825, and its surrounding agricultural fields. The property was first listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 and the listed area was increased in 1993. The house and the surrounding land are identified as a national historic district. The district encompasses seven contributing buildings, two contributing sites, and one contributing structure. They include the main house, kitchen, pig boiling pit, four-seat privy, smokehouse, two-seat privy, corn crib, small barn, well shelter, and the surrounding landscape. The main house is a two-story, five-bay, Georgian/ Federal style dwelling. It sits on a raised brick basement and has a tall hipped roof. It has a full-width Victorian porch and a number of one-story rear additions.The house was built for Delia Alston by her father, Joseph John "Chatham Jack" Alston, at the time of Delia's marriage to John Baker DeGraffenried. It was one of six homes that Alston, one of the largest landowners and enslavers in the area, built for his children. He also built nearby Aspen Hall.

Aspen Hall is a historic plantation house located near Pittsboro, Chatham County, North Carolina. The original section was built in the 1790s, and took its present form between about 1830 and 1840. It is a two-story, weatherboarded gable roofed Federal style frame house, with a Greek Revival style facade. It was built by Joseph John "Chatham Jack" Alston, who enslaved as many as 163 people and also built the nearby Alston-DeGraffenried Plantation.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.See Elias Hall for a description of who built this house.

Landrum Creek is a 8.64 mi (13.90 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Rocky River in Chatham County, North Carolina.

Harlands Creek is a 10.34 mi (16.64 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Rocky River in Chatham County, North Carolina. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.

Hadley House and Grist Mill is a historic home and grist mill located near Pittsboro, Chatham County, North Carolina. The house was built about 1858, and is a two-story, three bay by two bay, Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It has a one-story rear ell and one-bay front porch, and sits on a stone foundation. The mill dates to 1885, and is a three-story frame structure on a stone foundation. It has an exterior iron mill wheel measuring 16 feet in diameter. The mill continued in operation until the 1930s. Also on the property are the contributing two-story frame smokehouse, foundation stones for the original detached kitchen and quarters, and archaeological remains.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

A. P. Terry House is a historic home located at Pittsboro, Chatham County, North Carolina. It was built about 1900, and is a two-story, three bay irregular plan Queen Anne style frame dwelling. It features a wraparound porch and open, second story tower.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

London Cottage is a historic home located near Pittsboro, Chatham County, North Carolina. It was built about 1861. It is a 1+1⁄2-story, three bay Late Gothic Revival style frame dwelling. The house has a projecting cross-gable wing and a one-story rear ell. It sits on a brick basement, is sheathed with board and batten siding, and has an overhanging gable roof with decorative brackets.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Henry Adolphus London House is a historic home located at Pittsboro, Chatham County, North Carolina. It was built about 1895, is a one-story, three bay Queen Anne style frame cottage. It features a wraparound porch, projecting bay, and decorative wood shingles. Also on the property is a contributing two-story barn.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

Kelvin was a historic home located at Pittsboro, Chatham County, North Carolina. It was built about 1831, was a two-story, five bay Federal style single pile frame dwelling. The house had a gable roof and exterior end chimneys. It had a one-story addition built about 1838. It originally housed a private girls school established by wealthy landowner Colonel Edward Jones Kelvin. It has been demolished. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Center Township, population 7,464, is one of thirteen townships in Chatham County, North Carolina. Center Township is 65.71 square miles (170.2 km2) in size and located in central Chatham County. Center Township contains the town of Pittsboro within it.

Brooks Creek is a 6.79 mi (10.93 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Haw River in Chatham County, North Carolina.

Lewis Freeman House is a historic home located at Pittsboro, Chatham County, North Carolina. The original section was built between about 1811 and 1837, and expanded through the 1890s. It is a one-story, three bay frame cottage with Queen Anne style design elements. The original one-room structure represents the modest home of Lewis Freeman, a free black settler in Pittsboro. The home is one of four remaining dwellings from the town's initial settlement. Due to the lack of records during the early 1800s, little is known about the first residents of the area. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It is located in the Pittsboro Historic District.