1780-1804
Ellersie was built about 1790.
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Ellersie
Located near the banks of the Lower Little River, Ellersie is one of the oldest plantation houses in Cumberland County.
George Elliot was one of the first Scots to immigrate to the area, and he built the first section of the house facing the river about 1790. Elliot owned more than 1,340 acres. In 1850, the Elliot family built a two-story addition facing the road.
The home is on Elliot Bridge Road in northern Cumberland County. The river is the boundary between Cumberland and Harnett counties.
Cool Spring Tavern is believed to be the oldest building in Fayetteville. It is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Cool Spring Tavern
In the Sept. 14, 1789, edition of the Fayetteville Gazette, Dolphin Davis advertised: "The subscriber begs leave to inform the public that he has opened a Public House in Fayetteville near the Cool Spring. Every exertion will be made to oblige those who may please to favor him with their custom."
Legislators in town to consider ratifying the U.S. Constitution stayed at the tavern, including Gov. Samuel Johnson.
The tavern, which survived the fire of 1831, is considered to be the oldest building in Fayetteville. It originally faced west. When it was remodeled to become a residence, the entrance was changed to the east side.
Cool Spring Tavern, at 119 Cool Spring St., belonged to the MacKethan family for years and is now an office.
John McKenzie (1765-1847) of Scotland is buried in Cross Creek Cemetery.
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Cross Creek Cemetery
With markers bearing the inscription of "native of Scotland," Cross Creek Cemetery off Grove Street is one of the oldest burial grounds in Fayetteville.
Part of the site was given to the city by John Eccles, who purchased John Newberry's mill on Cross Creek, near Green Street.
Eccles is buried here, as is John Hay, for whom Hay Street is named.
Six U.S. congressmen are buried in the cemetery.
Confederate and Union war dead also were buried there in a plot near Cross Creek. In 1868, Cumberland County women raised money and commissioned stonecutter George Lauder to create the first monument to Confederate soldiers in the state.
The cemetery is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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