🎓Get to know The Bingham School, one of NC’s early 19th century private schools 🌳In a bucolic setting in the rolling Piedmont farmland of western Orange County, The Bingham School was part of an educational dynasty that included 3 generations of the Rev.

William Bingham over a period of 135 years. This was the home of the Bingham School from 1845 until 1864, one of many schools established by Rev. William Bingham beginning in 1793 in Wilmington and continued by his sons and grandsons. The Bingham family franchise gained a statewide reputation for academic excellence. William James Bingham purchased the property in 1844 and re-established his school to a high reputation. He accepted only 30 boys per year, and tuition was paid in gold. The complex is centered on a rambling frame house, of which the rear ell likely pre-dates ownership by the Binghamton. Portions of the ell feature early details such as log construction, a massive interior fireplace, and corner stairs. The front portion, was likely built around 1850 in the Greek Revival-style. Its exterior is finished with details that include a double-leaf door entrance, surrounds with corner blocks, and large 12-over-12 windows on the first floor. Interiors maintain a high degree of integrity, including handsome wainscotting, woodgraining, surrounds with corner blocks, and post-and-lintel mantels. The Bingham School and its outbuildings have been preserved as a residential property by PNC through an easement since 1977, one of the first such protective covenants held by the organization.