Shields House
Shields House is a house in Durham Township, North Carolina, which is located on Howe Street. Shields House is situated near Cabe-Shields-McGowan Cemetery, as well as near the historic house Historic John Cabe Family Homestead.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Bennett Place and Cabe-Pratt-Harris House.
Bennett Place
Protected area
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. Bennett Place is situated 1 mile southeast of Shields House.
Cabe-Pratt-Harris House
House
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 1½ miles northwest of Shields House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Braggtown and American Tobacco Historic District.
Braggtown
Neighborhood
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 5 miles east of Shields House.
American Tobacco Historic District
Neighborhood
The American Tobacco Historic District is a historic tobacco factory complex and national historic district located in Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. American Tobacco Historic District is situated 6 miles southeast of Shields House.
Durham
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.Shields House
- Type: House
- Address: 4916 Howe Street, Durham, NC 27705
- Categories: heritage site, building, historic site, and residential building
- Location: Durham Township, Durham, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.03969° or 36° 2′ 23″ north
Longitude
-78.98649° or 78° 59′ 11″ west
Established
1832
Levels
2
Open location code
878322Q7+VC
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=house
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritage
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Cabe-Shields-McGowan Cemetery and Historic John Cabe Family Homestead.
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