Southeast

Chapel Hill

Durham County, NC

Population

58,919

Walk Score

82 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$1,419

Median home value

$537,100

Founded

1793

On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Meadowmont · listed 1985
  • Chapel Hill Historic District · listed 1971
  • Chapel Hill Historic District (Boundary Increase and Additional Documentation) · listed 2015
  • Gimghoul Neighborhood Historic District · listed 1993
  • Old Chapel Hill Cemetery · listed 1994
  • Rocky Ridge Farm Historic District · listed 1989
  • Rocky Ridge Farm Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 2008
  • West Chapel Hill Historic District · listed 1998
  • West Chapel Hill Historic District · listed 2019

Notable landmarks

  • Leigh Farm · listed 1975
  • Little Creek Site (31 DH 351) · listed 1985
  • Beta Theta Pi Fraternity House · listed 2005
  • Carolina Inn · listed 1999
  • Chapel Hill Town Hall · listed 1990
  • Chapel of the Cross · listed 1972
  • Hogan, Alexander, Plantation · listed 1996
  • Nash, Arthur C. and Mary S.A., House · listed 2017
  • Navy Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) Naval Armory at UNC-Chapel Hill · listed 2024
  • Old East, University of North Carolina · listed 1966
  • Playmakers Theatre · listed 1971

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