Events
April 2019
Last Sundays at Moorefields
Visit the historic 1785 house for on the last Sunday of the month for their open house. Enjoy the grounds and take a tour of the house. Moorefields was built in 1785 as a summer home by Alfred Moore, a Revolutionary military leader, founder of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and prominent jurist who ultimately served as the second and last North Carolinian on the United States Supreme Court. The house was placed on the National Register of…
Find out more »May 2019
Third Annual Birding Hike
Observe birds in fields and woods around Moorefields and Seven Mile Creek under the guidance of ornithologist Helen Kalevas. Rain date May 12.
Find out more »Last Sundays at Moorefields
Visit the historic 1785 house for on the last Sunday of the month for their open house. Enjoy the grounds and take a tour of the house. Moorefields was built in 1785 as a summer home by Alfred Moore, a Revolutionary military leader, founder of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and prominent jurist who ultimately served as the second and last North Carolinian on the United States Supreme Court. The house was placed on the National Register of…
Find out more »June 2019
Brunch on the Lawn
Catered brunch and drinks in the hedges accompanied by the music of the JazzTones. Tours of the 1785 house. Presentation by Jamie DeMent on her newest book, The Farmhouse Chef.
Find out more »Last Sundays at Moorefields
Visit the historic 1785 house for on the last Sunday of the month for their open house. Enjoy the grounds and take a tour of the house. Moorefields was built in 1785 as a summer home by Alfred Moore, a Revolutionary military leader, founder of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and prominent jurist who ultimately served as the second and last North Carolinian on the United States Supreme Court. The house was placed on the National Register of…
Find out more »July 2019
Last Sundays at Moorefields
Visit the historic 1785 house for on the last Sunday of the month for their open house. Enjoy the grounds and take a tour of the house. Moorefields was built in 1785 as a summer home by Alfred Moore, a Revolutionary military leader, founder of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and prominent jurist who ultimately served as the second and last North Carolinian on the United States Supreme Court. The house was placed on the National Register of…
Find out more »August 2019
Last Sundays at Moorefields
Visit the historic 1785 house for on the last Sunday of the month for their open house. Enjoy the grounds and take a tour of the house. Moorefields was built in 1785 as a summer home by Alfred Moore, a Revolutionary military leader, founder of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and prominent jurist who ultimately served as the second and last North Carolinian on the United States Supreme Court. The house was placed on the National Register of…
Find out more »September 2019
Sixth Annual Moorefields Bluegrass Festival
Triangle-area bluegrass bands performing in the open air, with spectators seated on the lawn and under the trees by the historic 1785 house. Rain date Sept. 8.
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