The home, built in 1772 by Philip Alston, was the site of a battle between loyalists under the command of David Fanning and patriot militiamen under Alston's command on either July 29 or August 5, 1781 (the date being unclear in available records).

Williams owned approximately 103 slaves and cultivated about 300 acres of cotton annually at the site of the house.

[3] The Moore County Historical Association purchased the home in 1954, and ownership was then transferred to the state in 1955.

[1] The property is now used as a museum and as the site of Revolutionary War reenactments and living history demonstrations each year.

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