Forest Acres

Forest Acres is a neighborhood in Durham Township, North Carolina. Forest Acres is situated nearby to the neighborhood Cole Mill Road, as well as near Huckleberry Heights.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bennett Place and Cabe-Pratt-Harris House.

Bennett Place

Protected area

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Bennett Place is a former farm and homestead in Durham, North Carolina, which was the site of the last surrender of a major Confederate army in the American Civil War, when Joseph E.

Cabe-Pratt-Harris House, also known as Riverland Farm, is a historic home located near Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina. It was built about 1820, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, Late Georgian style frame dwelling with a gable roof. Cabe-Pratt-Harris House is situated 2½ miles west of Forest Acres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Braggtown and Durham.

Braggtown

Neighborhood

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Bragtown is a neighborhood located in the northeastern corner of Durham, North Carolina. The community is centered on N. Roxboro Street and the Old Oxford Highway. Braggtown is situated 4½ miles east of Forest Acres.

Durham

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Of the three cities that make up North Carolina's Research Triangle, Durham has traditionally been the one with the grittier, more working-class image.