Stafford Benbow House
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NCDaywalker
N 36° 10.247 W 079° 59.594
17S E 590542 N 4003361
This plaque place by the Oak Ridge Historic Preservation Commission was place on June 1, 2014 to commemorate the Stafford-Benbow home.
Waymark Code: WMMJ42
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 09/26/2014
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Text of plaque
Circa 1890
Stafford~Benbow House
Built as a two room house for Robert M Stafford, Guilford County Sheriff (1865-80) and owner of Old Mill. House later enlarged by Stafford to current Neo-classical style. A jail was located behind house until the early 1900s. Later owned by A. Murrow Benabow., grandson of Jesse Benabow, and has remained in the Benabow family for over 50 years.
Marker Name: Stafford Benabow House
Marker Type: City
Required Waymark Photo: yes
Related Web Link: Not listed
Local North Carolina markers without State Number Designation: Not listed
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