Last updated: 2/11/2014
4409 Bennett Memorial RoadDurham, NC 27705
Tuesday - Saturday
9 AM - 5 PM
Closed Most Major Holidays. Open on weekends during special events. Please see our calendar of events.
No admission fees. Donations are accepted and appreciated.
Special Events-Charged
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John Guss
phone: 919-383-4345
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Diane Smith
phone: 919-383-4345
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Here, on April 26, 1865, Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston and Union General William T. Sherman met to discuss the surrender terms of what would become the largest surrender of the American Civil War. More than 90,000 Confederate soldiers of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina surrendered. Bennett Place features the reconstructed farmhouse and outbuildings, a visitor center with exhibits, an interpretive film, research library, gift shop, and living history programs.
Personal affects of the Bennett Family as well as military and civilian artifacts of the American Civil War.
Everett-Thissen Research Library, which contains more than 1,500 books, magazines, newspapers, manuscripts, and DVDs.
Outreach educational programs-Lectures and living history demonstrations. Also special events such as:
Surrender Anniversary Living History each April
Memorial Day Remembrance Living History each May
Tar Heel Fair & Farmer's Market each September/October
Christmas in the Carolinas During the Civil War Living History each December
Soldiers of the Old North State Living History
Bennett Farm (Reconstructed on original site) along the original Hillsboro Road that Sherman and Johnston traveled.
Visitor Center which include museum exhibit gallery, theater, research library, gift shop.
North Carolina State Historic Site
Access: General Public, Students, Scholars, Members
Appointment required: Yes
Bennett Place Courier-Newsletter
Bennett Place Interpreter Guidebook
Gift Shop
Online Gift Shop
Special Event Rental
Group Tours
Some limited restroom access for wheelchairs
Wheelchair Accessible
Parking
Restrooms
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