The Roberts-Vaughan Village Center
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116 E Main St
Murfreesboro, NC 27855
The Roberts-Vaughan Village Center is a restored Greek Revival building that is owned by the Murfreesboro Historical Association. It houses the association's office and print archives as well as the Murfreesboro Chamber of Commerce. It also functions as a community center where members of the community have met for a weekday morning "Coffee Club" for more than 50 years. It was built about 1805, as a two-story, five bay, Federal style frame dwelling with a gable roof. by Benjamin Roberts. At the time the house was built, it was one of the finest homes in town and was nicknamed "The Castle" by people in the town. In 1816 the home was the intended site for the wedding of Roberts' daughter, Mary Ann to General Boon Felton; however, she eloped with Matt Brickel Murfree of nearby Melrose Plantation instead. Before the businesses were built on Main Street, the Roberts home had a direct line of sight to Melrose, which is located on Broad Street. Legend tells us that the young couple used to signal each other using oil lamps in the upstairs windows. In 1835 the home became the property of Colonel Uriah Vaughan, a wealthy merchant. In 1850 Colonel Vaughan enlarged the four-room house and added its present Greek Revival features. The front façade features a large three bay tetrastyle pedimented portico in the Greek Revival style. All original woodwork, including doors, mantels, wainscoting, and floors are intact. Three of the original outbuildings have been restored and the carriage house is reproduced. Colonel Vaughan and his wife, Sarah, raised their family in the house. The building was entered on the National Register of Historic places on February 18, 1971 and is presently the offices for the Murfreesboro Historical Association and the Murfreesboro Chamber of Commerce. The building was restored in the 1970s by the Murfreesboro Historical Association. In the early 1970s. the town library was moved to this building.
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