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711 East Franklin Street
GORGON'S HEAD LODGE
c. 1920
Constructed as a lodge for the Gorgon’s Head Society, this one-story, hip-roofed, Craftsman-style structure is five bays wide and thee bays deep. The building is covered with wood shingles and has paired,…
513 East Franklin Street
PRESBYTERIAN MANSE
c. 1840
One of the earliest houses on this end of Franklin Street, the two-story, hip-roofed, house is three bays wide and single-pile with a full-width, shed-roofed rear wing. The house has a stone foundation, plain…
501 East Franklin Street
WIDOW PUCKETT HOUSE
c. 1798, c. 1920, 1960s
The Widow Puckett House is among the oldest houses standing in Chapel Hill, though it is uncertain if it predates the Hooper-Kyser House across the street. The two-story, side-gabled, Federal-style house…
401 East Franklin Street
SAMUEL FIELDS PHILLIPS LAW OFFICE
1843, 1960s, 1983
This unique building stands at the northeast corner of East Franklin and Hillsborough streets. The one-story, side-gabled building is four bays wide and single-pile with pedimented gables, a…