Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Fayetteville, United States
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3.8 km
63 m
Experience Fayetteville in United States in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Individual Sights in FayettevilleSight 1: Holt-Harrison House
Holt-Harrison House is a historic home located at Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina. It was built about 1897, and is a two-story, three-bay, hip roofed, Colonial Revival style frame dwelling. It has a double-pile central-hall plan, and a two-story portico that is a replacement.
Sight 2: Airborne and Special Operations Museum
The United States Army Airborne & Special Operations Museum (ASOM) is part of the U.S. Army Museum Enterprise dedicated to preserving and teaching a public history of the Special Operations and Airborne community, as well as broader United States military history. Located on Fort Liberty, but geographically separate from the main installation, it has been open to the public in nearby downtown Fayetteville, North Carolina since 2000. The facility is staffed primarily by civilians and volunteers on a day to day basis, but remains owned and administered by the Army through the U.S. Army Center of Military History, a part of Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC).
Wikipedia: Airborne & Special Operations Museum (EN), Website
Sight 3: Mansard Roof House
Mansard Roof House is a historic home located at Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina. It was built in 1883, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, three bay by six bay, Second Empire style frame dwelling. It has a side-hall plan and rear wing. It features a mansard roof covered with diaper-patterned pressed metal and wraparound porch.
Sight 4: Orange Street School
Orange Street School is a historic school building located at Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina. It was built about 1915 for African-American students, and is a two-story, approximately square brick building, three bays wide and three bays deep, with Neoclassical style detailing. It was the original home of E. E. Smith High School from 1927 to 1929 and 1931 to 1940.
Sight 5: Barge's Tavern
Barge's Tavern is a historic tavern building located at Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina. It was built about 1800, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, three-bay, frame building with a gable roof and central chimney. A gable roofed porch and rear ell were added in the late-19th century. It was moved to its present site behind the Belden-Horne House in 1978.
Sight 6: Belden-Horne House
Belden-Horne House is a historic home located at Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina. It was built in 1831, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, three bay by four bay, side-hall plan Late Federal style frame dwelling. It features a two-tier porch with a hip roof and Palladian entrance. Barge's Tavern was moved to the Belden-Horne House property in 1978.
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