The house still bears the scars of the Revolutionary War with bullet holes imbedded in the fireplace from the 1871 skirmish between the Whigs and the Tories. It gives visitors an idea of what a typical 18th century plantation house looked like, complete with a gable roof, Flemish bond chimneys and a shed porch. The inside is magnificently decorated in an 18th century style. If pottery is your thing, you can take a trip back into time to a day when men and women with mud-stained hands molded cold, wet clay using their fingers and a homemade kick wheel. They still do it that way even today.
Pots are still available for purchase at most of the shops.
Located on the campus of Sandhills Community College in Pinehurst, this landscaping school is home to some of the most picturesque gardens in the country. It was originally known for its Holly Garden, but over the years they've added the Rose Garden, the Conifer Garden, the Sir Walter Raleigh Garden, the Hillside Garden, the Fruit and Vegetable Garden and the Desmond Native Wetland Trail. Visitors can enjoy a relaxing day walking among some exquisite gardens maintained by the students themselves. For antique lovers, there are the shops in Cameron's historic district, just north of Pinehurst. There are three blocks of antique shops, vintage homes and churches housed in structures dating back to the 1870s.