Murfree-Smith Law Office
Murfreesboro, North Carolina
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Built by the Murfree Family circa 1800, the Murfree-Smith Law Office was used by William Hardy Murfree and later W.N.H. Smith. It has also serviced as a post office, school, and its basement as a jail. Noteworthy features of this structure are its Flemish bond walls and original dentil work. Some original interior woodwork remains.
Thomas Parramore, Professor Emeritus of History at Meredith College, wrote in NCPedia.org - "William Hardy Murfree, attorney and congressman, was born at Murfree's Ferry (now Murfreesboro), the son of Hardy and Sally Brickell Murfree. He graduated from The University of North Carolina in 1801. After reading law for a year at Edenton, Murfree opened a law practice in Murfreesboro, where he was also a partner in a mercantile enterprise. Murfree entered politics in 1805, when he was a successful candidate for the state House of Commons. He served a second term after his reelection in 1812. In the latter year he also served as Democratic elector in the Edenton District for the Madison and Gerry ticket. In 1813 he was elected to the first of two terms in Congress.” |
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