Wayne County, NC - Historic Historic Buildings & Homes Moved to Waynesborough State Park The Wiggins House - a one room structure, had an outside kitchen connected to the house by a covered walkway. With no inside plumbing or electricity, water for drinking and cooking was brought from a spring almost one half mile away or gathered by rain barrels set beneath the eaves of the house. The house is thought to have been built in the mid 1800s by James Williams Wiggins and his wife, Louise Casey Wiggins on land that is now part of the Cliffs of the Neuse State Park, where they are buried. The Office of Dr John Bryan Kennedy - 1845-1915, was built around 1870. A native of the Grantham Community, his office was located there as well as his practice. He had a distinguished career in the Confederate Army, having enlisted at the age of sixteen. He earned his medical degree from Vanderbilt University and at the time of his death, was the oldest doctor in Wayne County. Take note of the back door. Those who died in the doctor's office were taken out this door so as not to disturb the patents still waiting to be seen. (It is said that this office was located in his yard so that he could check on his patients at any time of day.) The Park Hill School - was typical of rural schools in Wayne County at the turn of the century. The school was built on a hill by the Cox family in 1911 and was the third school to be built in the Grantham Community. The first was built of logs, and was named for Mr Park, who was the first teacher. This building was moved to Waynesborough Park and restored by the Grand Lodge of the International Order of Odd Fellows and is considered their state museum. The Neuse Odd Fellows Lodge was chartered at Waynesborough in 1845 and is still an active lodge meeting regularly in Goldsboro. The pier that the house sits on contains marble slabs original to the Odd Fellows Orphanage formerly located in Herman Park on Ash Street. The Faircloth Law Office - was built in 1868 by Attorney William T Faircloth. It was located on the north side of Walnut Street across from the Wayne County Court House in "Lawyers Row." The building was moved many times, but in 1990 it was moved to its present site in the historical village. Judge Faircloth served the latter years of his like as an associate justice on the North Carolina Supreme Court. The Bethany Meeting House - was a Quaker Meeting House built on land given by Nathan B Cox in 1878. It was the outgrowth of the Falling Creek Meeting of Friends, which for years had been meeting in a school located on the farm of William A Cox. In 1879, the Meeting house inherited a new name, Bethany, changed from Falling Creek. The Meeting House was "laid down" meaning services were discontinued in 1953. The building was moved to Waynesborough in 1990. The General Store - was built in the early 1900s. The Jim Hooks family of Fremont donated the building in 1995. The store contains a cash register, whiskey jug, stone crock and a postmaster's desk. ============================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. The electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Guy Potts Information provided by the Waynesborough Commission ==============================================================