Recent Tours

A tour of Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record (HABS/HAER) structures in Orange County

The Bellevue (initially spelled "Belle-vue") Manufacturing Company, located in west Hillsborough, was incorporated in 1904. The original two-story mill building (with a one-story wing to the west) was built sometime between 1907 and 1909, and was run by belt-driven machinery fueled by steam power.

A short lived school on the west side of Hillsborough tied to the growth of the Confederate insurrection; while it reopened after the Civil War, it never quite found its footing.

Lucille Noell Dula put together a great little guide for Hillsborough in 1979, which was updated in 1989. It appears to be out of print now, although still available. She puts together a "Walking Tour" (although it would be quite a serious walk to do the whole thing,) focusing on the well-known houses of Hillsborough.