Walnut Hill Historic District

Walnut Hill Historic District is a residential area in North Carolina with about 40 family homes, farm buildings, and structures from different periods of growth. The area spreads along Mial Plantation Road between Major Slade and Smithfield Roads, showing how local farming and plantation life developed.

The area became an important agricultural center in Wake County following the Civil War and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in October 2000. This recognition marks its importance in how the region recovered and grew after that time.

Oaky Grove Methodist Church, built in 1876, displays Gothic details like pointed-arch windows that shape how the district looks and feels when walking through it. This church reflects the spiritual life that was central to the farming community here.

The best way to explore the district is to walk along Mial Plantation Road between the two boundary roads where most structures are located. The buildings are spread out across the area, so plan for a leisurely stroll to see everything.

Frog Pond Academy, a school building from the 1860s built by Alonzo T. Mial, got its name from the frogs and toads that lived in puddles around the two-room building. This detail shows how nature shaped daily life in the community back then.

Location: North Carolina

GPS coordinates: 35.73389,-78.44556

Latest update: December 14, 2025 14:24