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The house (c. 1821, 1848) and outbuildings served as the Rev. and Mrs. Burwell's Female School from 1837 to 1857, one of the earliest female schools in NC. The house includes furnishings and exhibits that depict the life at the school as well as occasional traveling exhibits. A formal garden with significant plantings is also on site. Daily guided tours during hours of operation focusing on the Burwell family, their slaves and the school's students in antebellum Hillsborough. Self-guided Beehive tours focus on the life during the Civil War when the site was the home of the Collins Family of Somerset Plantation. Special tours by appointment.

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Tupelo's Restaurant

Diverse seasonal menu fuses Southern, Creole, Southwestern and other regional flavors, and includes creative specialty entrees, daily fresh seafood and sandwiches.

Hillsborough, NC Businesses

Top's Chinese Restaurant

Serves Cantonese and Mandarin dishes with an all-you-can-eat lunch buffet.

Hillsborough, NC Businesses

The Dog House

One of a local chain in business since 1970, serving hot dogs, fries, baked beans, apple turnovers, soft drinks and iced tea.

Hillsborough, NC Other Attractions

Occoneechee Farm Steak House

Specializes in steak and seafood.

Hillsborough, NC Farms

Sonny's Sandwiches

Specializing in teriyaki chicken sandwiches, Angus-beef burgers and warm deli sandwiches.

Hillsborough, NC Other Attractions

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