35.990048, -78.911356
Cross Street
Year built
1860-1875
Year demolished
1950-1959
Construction type
Neighborhood
Use
Building Type
1937 - Vickers' farmhouse is in the middle of the block between Hill, Cobb, Proctor, and Vickers.
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William Gaston Vickers’ land - acquired from Atlas Rigsbee - 200 acres for $1500. Built or occupied a farmhouse by the 1870s. Anecdotally made his money back in one parcel sale - to George Watts.
Aerial, 1959, showing new houses under construction - the driveway / site / field of the old farmhouse are still visible.
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